GREEN TEA PANNA COTTA WITH SWEET ADZUKI SAUCE CHERRY BLOSSOM JAM AND TUILES

Green Tea Panna Cotta with Sweet Adzuki Sauce Cherry Blossom Jam and Tuiles image

Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 4h45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup strong green tea, cold - preferably Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Flavored Green Tea
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin (1 envelope)
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
8 pickled cherry blossoms
1 (16-ounce) can adzuki beans
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
4 (8 1/2-inch) square or 10 (1/2-inch) square spring roll wrappers (rice wrappers), cut into fourths with a pizza cutter
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

For the panna cotta, stir together the green tea and gelatin and set aside briefly. Combine milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk in sugar. Heat to boiling and remove from heat. Add vanilla and gelatin/tea mixture and stir until sugar and gelatin are completely dissolved. Pour into the custard cups and refrigerate at least 4 hours until gelatin sets up completely.
Heat adzuki beans and sugar over medium heat stirring to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool and puree in a blender with canola oil. Strain into a bowl and set aside until needed.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 1 baking sheet with a silicone baking mat and lay rice wrapper squares on mat. Top with another silicone baking mat and a second baking sheet as a weight. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the baking sheet and top silicone mat and allow to further bake until brown, about 3 more minutes. Remove from mat with a thin spatula and allow to cool completely.
Sift powdered sugar over the tuiles. Spoon some sauce into the center of a dessert plate. Invert the custard from the mold into the center of the sauce. Slide 2 tuiles horizontally into the custard 1 on each side. Top custard with 1 cherry blossom. Serve with hot cherry blossom tea.