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La Bete Noire

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La Bete Noire

La Bete Noire

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Equipment

  • - Chef's Knife: Essential for precise cuts and slicing ingredients required in French cuisine.

  • - Dutch Oven: Perfect for slow-cooking stews and braises, which align with the cooking method for La Bête Noire.

  • - Roasting Rack: Useful for roasting meats and vegetables at high temperatures, enhancing flavors.

  • - Candy Thermometer: Necessary for achieving the perfect sugar caramelization in some recipes, if applicable.

  • - Citrus Juicer: Handy for extracting juice from lemons, which might be needed in the La Bête Noire recipe.

  • - Food Processor: Useful for preparing ingredients like doughs and purées efficiently.

  • - Poultry Shears: Ideal for cutting up chicken or other poultry, which is common in French cuisine.

  • - Silicone Spatula: Versatile for scraping bowls, folding ingredients, and more, suitable for various stages of the recipe.

  • - Mandoline: Useful for precise slicing, beneficial in preparing some ingredients of La Bête Noire.

  • - Stainless Steel Cooking Pot: Suitable for simmering and braising, common in French recipes like La Bête Noire.

  • - Meat Thermometer: Ensures the meat is cooked to perfection, crucial for recipes that involve roasting or braising.

  • - Tongs: Essential for flipping and moving ingredients in the pan, especially when sautéing or roasting.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, diced

  • 18 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped

  • 6 large eggs

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

  • 8 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped

  • Lightly sweetened whipped cream

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment round; butter parchment. Wrap 3 layers of heavy-duty foil around outside of pan, bringing foil to top of rim. Combine 1 cup water and sugar in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
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Instruction 2

Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth. Whisk sugar syrup into chocolate; cool slightly. Add eggs to chocolate mixture and whisk until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Place cake pan in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan.
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Instruction 3

Bake cake until center no longer moves when pan is gently shaken, about 50 minutes. Remove from water bath; transfer to rack. Cool completely in pan.
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Instruction 4

Bring whipping cream to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth. Pour over top of cake still in pan. Gently shake pan to distribute ganache evenly over top of cake. Refrigerate cake in pan until ganache is set, about 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.
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Instruction 5

Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake; release sides. Cut cake into wedges and serve with whipped cream.
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