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Strange things excite us in this house. Boyfriend Maiyuu and I have just discovered a recipe for chef Peter Gilmour's snow egg dessert, made famous on Masterchef Australia.
The final episode of its second season, where we saw the dessert for the first time, aired here last week.
Gilmour, from Sydney's Quay restaurant, appeared on the show's final to introduce his dessert (see above) to the finalists, Adam Liaw and Callum Hann.
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It is not as beautiful to look at...we know that. But at least the poached meringue gave off that satisfying 'bock, bock' sound when it was tapped with a spoon.
The meringue egg breaks to reveal a 'yolk' of custard apple inside; the egg sits on a bed of crushed ice guava. A 'shell' made of light biscuit, almost like toffee, is melted on top.
Maiyuu had no trouble making the thin shell of praline biscuit, nor melting it so it folded over the egg. He encountered more problems creating the egg itself, though after a few attempts to manage to knock one out.
Maiyuu created the dish from memory; now that he has found the recipe on the internet, he can have another go. The real thing is cooked in eight stages, and takes three hours to make. Peter Gilmour talks about his creation at YouTube, here.
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Maiyuu has been busy with a few other creations. The queeny looking dessert made of ice-cream and a cupcake has an elborate crown of burnt sugar on top.
The cherry-looking creations are khanom look chub, a traditional Thai dessert made from mung bean flour.
He has also tried his hand at a thin-crusted key lime pie, with delicious results...
7 comments:
ReplyDeleteSam11 August 2011 at 21:31
I wish i can find someone like Maiyuu who can cook so well.. Such a bliss..
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Anonymous11 August 2011 at 22:37
Wow, these creations really look very delicious, mouth-waterlingly so! Thanks a lot for sharing with us... Well, at least the photos. ;)
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Anonymous12 August 2011 at 01:25
Hi BKK, as ever a delight for the eyes and I suspect senses. Why do you not open a 'private' restaurant as is/was the rage here in London (Riots permitting)? That way you could both make some money out of all this cooking, and who knows meet some interesting people. Best wishes and enjoy the weekend. As ever yours Ripley
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Stry12 August 2011 at 14:24
Everything looks very good....Especially that key lime pie (I love the look of the peaked meringue). You are lucky to have Maiyuu in your life (his cooking skills being just one of the reasons, I'm sure).
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Bkkdreamer13 August 2011 at 18:17
Thank you for your comments.
I am indeed lucky to have Maiyuu in my life. He helps keep me going with his wonderful food. He does not seek much praise, or recogition. His Mum brought him up to be a real toughie. But she also passed on to him a love of food.
Maiyuu still remembers how to cook Thai dishes which his mother showed him when he was a boy.
For Mother's Day yesterday, Maiyuu bought a small garland of flowers, as he does every year, and draped it around a small photograph of his late mother which he keeps in the living room.
As he put the flowers on the picture, he gave her likeness a wai. I never met his Mum - she died when he was a teen - but I am grateful that she blessed him with such flair and perseverence in the kitchen.
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Joyce Lau16 August 2011 at 10:36
If Maiyuu had the desire (and he might not) he could easily become a professional pastry chef. These are gorgeous, and clearly difficult to make. If he could do them in a home kitchen with no training, imagine what he could do in a professional environment.
By the way, my parents are totally obsessed with Masterchef Australia.
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Bkkdreamer16 August 2011 at 20:12
Thank you, Joyce. I showed Maiyuu your kind message. He was going through a sad patch this morning, feeling as if he was not appreciated.
It makes such a difference being appreciated in this life, so I am sure your message helped.
Yes, he could be a pastry chef, and I would like to put him through a course. The problem is money. The smartest cooking schools here cost a fortune. I might suggest he tries one of the plainer ones - I know of a Thai woman in one of the slum areas of Bkk who teaches Thai cooking, for example - and see what he says.
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