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This flexible caramel gel recipe made using Special Ingredients Carrageenan Kappa and Carrageenan Iota is an excellent accompaniment with Chocolate, Coffee and Olive Oil.
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Molecular Gastronomy
4
10 minutes
20 minutes
This flexible caramel gel recipe made using Special Ingredients Carrageenan Kappa and Carrageenan Iota is an excellent accompaniment with Chocolate, Coffee and Olive Oil.
Author:Special Ingredients
500g Water
150g Sugar
50g Golden Syrup
20g Water
5g Special Ingredients Carrageenan Kappa
3g Special Ingredients Carrageenan Iota
Whisk the Carrageenan Kappa and Iota into 500g of the water and set aside.
In a pan, heat the sugar and golden syrup with the remaining 20g of water.
Continue to heat slowly until the solution caramelises and reaches 150C.
Now add the rest of the water/Carrageenan mix gradually into the pan with the caramelised sugar.
Whisk and continue to heat until the caramel is dissolved.
Continue to heat until the mixture reaches simmering point and continue simmering for a few minutes then pour the liquid into a container to set.
Serving suggestion - This gel has a flexible, elastic texture. The caramel flavour works fantastically with chocolate, coffee or olive oil.
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