Turmeric, Apricot & Pistachio Semifreddo

Difficulty:
1/5

Ease of Preparation: Hard

Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

  • ¾ cup (180 ml) sugar
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) ground turmeric
  • 1 cup (240 ml) chopped dehydrated apricots
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (240 ml) toasted pistachios, plus more to garnish
  • 1 ½ cups (350 ml) whipping cream

Method:

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water and turmeric.

Bring syrup to a boil, reduce heat to low and stir in apricots.

Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Remove pan from heat and set aside for 10 minutes, or until apricots are soft.

Strain syrup and transfer syrup back into the saucepan. Reserve apricots for later use.

Bring syrup to a boil over medium heat and continue boiling for 5 minutes, or until syrup starts to thicken.

Remove syrup from heat and transfer to a sealable container. Refrigerate until cool.

Fill a small saucepan with 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat.

Set a metal mixing bowl into the saucepan, ensuring the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the bowl, and add egg yolks, whole eggs, and turmeric syrup to the bowl.

Cook for 4-5 minutes, whisking vigorously to prevent eggs from scrambling, until mixture has doubled in volume and lightened in colour.

Remove pan from heat and continue whisking until the mixture cools.

Remove the bowl from the saucepan and allow to cool completely to room temperature.

Once the mixture has cooled, fold reserved apricots and pistachios into mixture.

In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk cream into soft peaks.

Fold the whipped cream into the syrup, egg, apricot, and pistachio mixture until combined.

Line ramekins with plastic wrap, ensuring there are no air pockets or wrinkles, and fill with semifreddo mixture.

Transfer ramekins to the freezer to cool for a minimum of 4 hours, or until semifreddo is completely frozen.

Remove ramekins from the freezer and flip to remove the semifreddo.

Peel plastic wrap off the semifreddo and serve cold, garnished with more chopped pistachios.