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Authentic Mousse au citron Recipe France, Europe
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Mousse au Citron
PREP 20min
COOK 10min
RESTING 6h
READY IN 6h 30min
The following recipe is adapted from the Saveur website (www.saveur.com).
Ingredients
8 eggs
1 ¼ cups (250g) sugar
½ tsp kosher salt
Juice and zest of 4 lemons
1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1/5
In a 4-qt. saucepan, mix 4 eggs, 4 yolks, and 1 cup (200g) of sugar. Save the remaining egg whites. Stir in the salt and the lemon juice and zest.
Step 2/5
Cook the mixture in bain-marie over medium flame for about 10 minutes, until it thickens and resembles a wobbly pudding. Finely strain into a big bowl and chill.
Step 3/5
In a separate bowl, whip the cream and the vanilla until stiff peaks, then fold into the curd.
Step 4/5
In another bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar until stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the lemon curd and whipped cream mixture.
Step 5/5
Transfer the mousse into serving cups and chill before serving.
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