Recipe of Isabella Potì: Chocolate Soufflé
Ingredients for one soufflé
For the base
- 250 ml milk
- 25 g sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 10 g cornflour
- 150 g 60% chocolate
- 1 vanilla pod
Procedure
Boil the milk with the vanilla, separately combine the yolks with the sugar, then add the cornstarch, pour some of the milk into the yolk mixture; mix well and pour it back into the milk.
Boil for a few minutes, stirring constantly until smooth. Once it reaches 60° C, add the chocolate and melt while stirring.
For the soufflé
- 50 g base
- 50 g egg white
- 15 g sugar
- Butter to taste
- Sugar to taste
Procedure
Whip egg whites with 1/3 of sugar at a time until soft peaks form; always mix 1/3 at a time egg whites into the base very gently and pour into a previously buttered and sugared souffle mold.
Bake at 200° C for about 8 minutes. Serve immediately.