Marcus Samuelsson Serves Up Chocolate Pancakes for Valentine's Day
Marcus Samuelsson, famed restaurant chef, cookbook author, and designer of super-chic cookware knows how to make a statement with his food, especially when it comes to Valentine's Day. Start a romantic day or spice up dinner with your sweetheart by serving Marcus's Chocolate Pancakes with Pineapple-Cashew Salad.
Chocolate Pancakes
6-8 servings
Ingredients:
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Melt the chocolate and the 8 tablespoons butter in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from the heat.
2. Whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar in a large bowl until well mixed. Whisk in the melted chocolate and butter. Sift the flour over the top and fold it in.
3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter over low heat in a large nonstick sauté pan. Drop a heaping tablespoon of batter into the pan and cook for 2 minutes, then turn and cook on the other side. Transfer the pancake to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more butter to the pan as necessary.
Note: The pancakes can be made in advance. Before serving, reheat in a 350 degrees F oven until heated through.
Pineapple-Cashew Salad (served alongside pancakes)
6 servings
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sweet white wine
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 golden pineapple, peeled, cored, and diced (about 1-1/2 cups)
1/2 cup roasted cashews
4 mint leaves, finely shredded
Directions:
1. Pour the wine into a medium bowl and add the sugar, stirring until it is dissolved. Add the pineapple cubes. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. To serve, stir the cashews into the pineapple. Divide among serving bowls and sprinkle with the mint.
Check out this video of Marcus cooking these pancakes. All that butter looks so, so good!
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--KitchenMaus
Lynette on February 04, 2009 at 06:13 AM
The chocolate pancakes sound great anything chocolate works for me happy girl thanks for sharing.
Lynette on February 04, 2009 at 06:14 AM
The chocolate pancakes sound great anything chocolate works for me happy girl thanks for sharing.
Red Ribbon Bakeshop on February 09, 2009 at 09:59 PM
Chocolates Pancake sounds cool,I will order it on Valentines Day.
-Ava