Chilled Strawberry And Pimm's Zabaglione

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 200 g strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon golden caster sugar
• 2 leaves gelatin or 12 g powdered gelatin
• 2 tablespoons very hot water (but not boiling)
• 150 ml pimm's liqueur
• 5 large egg yolks
• 100 g golden caster sugar
• 1 (142 ml) carton whipping cream or 1 (142 ml) carton double cream

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the strawberries with the sugar and set aside for 2-4 hours.
• 2 put the gelatine leaves into a small bowl of cold water and leave for five minutes until soft.
• 3 if using the powdered gelatine, stir into the very hot water until dissolved.
• 4 pour 3 tbs of the pimm's into a small saucepan and heat gently.
• 5 if using the gelatine leaves, squeeze the water from the gelatine and add to the hot pimm's, whisking furiously until dissolved.
• 6 the procedure is the same for the powdered, except that you just stir the whole mixture in, including the water.
• 7 set the pimm's and gelatine mixture aside but keep warm.
• 8 now, bring an inch or two of water to a bare simmer in a saucepan that will hold a large mixing bowl, without the bottom of the bowl touching the water.
• 9 put the egg yolks and sugar into the mixing bowl, off the heat.
• 10 use an electric beater to whisk for three minutes, until thick and pale.
• 11 pour in the remaining pimm's (not the gelatine mixture) and beat for another minute.
• 12 put the bowl over the barely simmering water and beat continuously until the mixture has at least doubled and looks frothy, like the head on a glass of guinness.
• 13 take off the heat, pour in the gelatine mixture and beat for one minute.
• 14 place the bowl in a sink of ice-cold water and cool for about 10 minutes, whisking occasionally.
• 15 whip the cream into soft peaks and then whisk it into the zabaglione.
• 16 spoon into four large wine glasses, leaving an inch at the top for the strawberries.
• 17 cover and refrigerate for at least two hours.
• 18 just before serving, spoon the strawberries and their juices into the top of the glasses.