Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Amaretto Caramel & Candied Orange

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Amaretto Caramel & Candied Orange
Main ingredients
  • Dairy
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

Panna Cotta:
  • 6 teaspoons unflavoured powdered gelatin
  • 720ml heavy cream
  • 720ml whole milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 pods vanilla bean, split with seeds scraped out
Candied Orange:
  • 2 navel oranges, rinds peeled and julienned
  • 125ml water
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar, plus extra for dusting
Amaretto Caramel:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 80ml water
  • 80ml fresh orange juice (strain through a fine mesh sieve for thinner sauce)
  • 125ml heavy cream
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • Method

  • 1
    Panna Cotta
  • 2
    Sprinkle gelatin over heavy cream and allow to soften, about 1-2 minutes. Combine milk, sugar, vanilla seeds and pods in a saucepan and cook until sugar dissolves. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat.
  • 3
    Add softened gelatin and cream to milk and sugar mixture. Wisk to combine until smooth and all gelatin is melted. Strain through a fine mesh sieve over a clean bowl and discard vanilla bean pods.
  • 4
    Ladle mixture evenly into 7 Le Creuset Mini Round Casseroles. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours - overnight.
  • 5
    Candied Orange Peel
  • 6
    Place julienned orange rind in a Le Creuset Saucepan and cover with cold water.
  • 7
    Bring to a simmer and strain through a sieve. Repeat two more times. In an empty saucepan, combine sugar and water over low heat and wisk until sugar dissolves. Once sugar is dissolved, bring to a simmer and add orange rind. Simmer orange rind in syrup for approximately 30 minutes, until rind becomes translucent.
  • 8
    Strain through a sieve, reserving syrup for later use.
  • 9
    Sprinkle an even layer of sugar on a sheet pan covered with wax paper. Spread orange rinds on the pan and lightly toss to coat with sugar. Allow to cool and harden, about 2 hours.
  • 10
    Amaretto Caramel
  • 11
    Combine sugar, water and orange juice in a saucepan over low heat. Whisk until sugar us dissolved.
  • 12
    Bring to a simmer and cook until mixture becomes a dark amber color.
  • 13
    Remove from heat and add cream, butter and amaretto. Whisk to combine.
  • 14
    Allow sauce to cool. Pour an even layer over panna cotta and sprinkle tops with candied orange peel.