Chef Rene's Key Lime Stack

12 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 ounces sugar
  • 1 sheet gelatin, softened in cold water
  • 2 ounces coconut milk (recommended: Coco Lopez)
  • 1 fresh Key lime, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon grenadine
  • 4 sheets rice leaves*
  • Vegetable oil
  • Powdered sugar
  • Raspberry Coulis, recipe follows
  • Lime twists, for garnish
  • * Rice leaves are usually 6 to 8-inch squares and can be found at specialty Asian markets.

Directions

  1. 1
    Whip cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
  2. 2
    Fold in softened gelatin, coconut milk, lime juice, and grenadine.
  3. 3
    Cool in refrigerator for 3 hours.
  4. 4
    Cut each rice leaf sheet into 3 pieces.
  5. 5
    In a large heavy-bottomed skillet, pour enough oil so that the rice leaves will float.
  6. 6
    Heat over medium-high heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 350 degrees F. Deep-fry rice leaves until crisp (about 1 minute.)
  7. 7
    Drain on paper towels and dust with powdered sugar while still warm.
  8. 8
    Start with 1 scoop of mousse in center of cold plate.
  9. 9
    Top with 1 fried rice leaf.
  10. 10
    Add another scoop of mousse and top with another rice leaf.
  11. 11
    Top with a third scoop of mousse and final rice leaf.
  12. 12
    Drizzle raspberry coulis over and around the stack.
  13. 13
    Garnish with a lime twist.
  14. 14
    2 pints raspberries
  15. 15
    4 tablespoons powdered sugar
  16. 16
    Mix ingredients in blender and then press through fine sieve.
  17. 17
    Let cool in refrigerator.

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