This recipe may be
reproduced with the following credit:
SILVIA BIANCO (www.chefsilvia.com)
Sautéed Ice Cream Wrapped in a Delicate
Crêpe,
and Chocolate Sauce
Makes 4 servings
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
(or your favorite flavor)
4 pastry crèpes, each about 8 inches in
diameter (see note)
2
tablespoons butter
1
tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Whipped cream (optional_
2 sprigs mint (optional garnish)
Chocolate sauce (mandatory)
Put 1 scoop of ice cream in
the center of each crêpe, and roll the crêpe into a cylinder,
tucking in the ends to completely enclose the ice cream. Freeze
until the ice cream is extremely hard. At the same time, place 2
dessert plates in the freezer.
Melt the butter with the oil in a large sauté
pan over high heat, heating until the mixture is very hot but not
smoking. The oil will help keep the butter from burning, but if the
butter turns brown, your heat was too high, so start again and use
lower heat. Keep the crêpes in the freezer until you’re ready to
sauté. Then cook the crêpes , seam sides up, in the hot oil until
they’re golden brown, about 30 seconds. Flip the crêpes and brown
them on the second sides. Remove the finished crêpes from the pan
and place two on each cold dessert plate. Drizzle with the chocolate
sauce
Note: I suggest
you buy these crêpes already prepared, usually from the frozen-foods
section of your supermarket.
Chocolate Sauce
Melt semi sweet chocolate pieces in a double
broiler. Add one or two pats of butter and about ¼ cup of cream or milk, a bit
at a time until you’ve reached the desired thickness.