Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - 2011.June.
Ingredients (For 3 wine glasses)
| Cream cheese | 50g ... Soften at room temperature |
| Sugar | 15g |
| Umeshu (plum wine) | 50ml |
| Lemon juice | 1 tsp |
| Powdered gelatin | 4g ... Soak in 20ml water |
| Fresh cream | 60ml ... Whisk to soft peaks |
| Plums soaked in umeshu | As needed ... Finely chopped |
| Oreo cookies | As needed |
Umeshu Sauce
| Umeshu (plum wine) | 50ml |
| Sugar | 10g |
| Lemon juice | 1/2 tsp |
| Cornstarch | 2/3 tsp ... Dissolve in 1 tsp water |
Steps
- Make the umeshu sauce: In a small pot, combine the umeshu and sugar, and heat. Thicken with cornstarch dissolved in water, then add the lemon juice.
- In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar, whisking until smooth.
- Add the umeshu and lemon juice to the mixture in step 2, mixing thoroughly.
- Add the gelatin, melted over a water bath, to the mixture from step 3.
- Gently fold the whisked fresh cream (soft peaks) into the mixture from step 4.
- In a wine glass, layer crumbled Oreo cookies at the bottom, pour the mixture from step 4 over it, and chill in the refrigerator. Top with umeshu sauce, additional cookie crumbs, chopped plum, and herbs for garnish.