| Ingredients
:
5
egg whites
150g granulated sugar
1 pinch salt
400g apricots
400 ml water
the juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon apricot aroma
½ teaspoon vanilla aroma
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Preparation
:
Beat the egg white with the salt until firm. Mix the vanilla
aroma with 1 dessertspoon of sugar, add the egg whites and
continue to beat for a while. Heat up the water in a saucepan.
Using 2 big spoons, carefully put a big dollop of beaten egg
white mixture into the simmering water and leave to poach
for 1 minute turning it over once after 30 seconds. Leave
to drain in a colander. Using the same method, poach 6 to
8 big "snowballs". Prepare the apricot purée in the following
way : wash the apricots and remove the stones. Cook with the
water, sugar and the lemon juice. When soft, mix together,
let cool, add the apricot aroma and put in the fridge. Coat
the bottom of individual plates with a ladleful of purée and
place a snowball in the middle of each plate.
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