Chile-Ginger-Mint Jellies
A sophisticated dessert featuring a spicy-sweet ginger and mint jelly topped with whipped cream. These elegant jellies combine the heat of chiles with the cooling freshness of mint and the warmth of ginger for a unique flavor experience.
Ingredients
- •3 cups water
- •1 cup fresh ginger
- •½ cup sugar
- •2 tablespoons chopped chiles
- •2¼ teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- •1 cup heavy cream
- •2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- •1 to taste mint sprigs
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring 2 1/2 cups water, ginger, sugar, and chiles to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and briskly simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in mint, then remove pan from heat. Cover pan with a lid and let stand for 15 minutes. Strain ginger-mint tea through a fine-mesh sieve into a large liquid measuring cup or bowl.
25 min
- 2.
Sprinkle gelatin over remaining 1/2 cup water in cleaned saucepan and let stand for 1 minute to soften. Heat mixture over medium heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved, then stir mixture into ginger-mint tea until combined well.
5 min
- 3.
Measure liquid, and if it's less than 2 1/2 cups, add more water. If it's more, don't worry. Let mixture cool for 30 minutes, then divide among six (6- to 8-ounce) serving glasses. Chill jellies in a small baking pan, tops of glasses covered with a sheet of paper towel secured by plastic wrap, until set, at least 4 hours.
270 min
- 4.
Beat cream with sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds soft peaks. Top jellies with cream, candied ginger, and mint sprigs.
10 min