Goats' Cheese 'Royal' and Pineapple on Sticks

Creamy goats' cheese custard layered with butter-poached pineapple and pineapple jelly, secured on sticks and served with pineapple syrup.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1068.9 kcals 4275.6 kcals
Carbohydrates 31.1 grams 124.5 grams
Fat 100.5 grams 401.8 grams
Protein 13.6 grams 54.2 grams
Cook Time
40 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
1
leaf
Gelatine
For the jelly
Dairy
300
ml
Double Cream
For the royal
115
g
Goats' Cheese
Crumbled, for the royal
3
piece
Eggs
Free-range, beaten
1
handful
Parmesan Cheese
Finely grated, for the top
250
g
Butter
Salted, melted, for poaching
Fruits
200
ml
Pineapple Juice
Fresh, for the jelly
0.5
piece
Pineapple
Large, peeled
500
ml
Pineapple Juice
Fresh, for the syrup
NutsSeeds
1
pinch
Salt
To taste
1
pinch
Black Pepper
Freshly ground, to taste
OilsFats
300
ml
Vegetable Oil
For deep frying garnish
Vegetables
1
handful
Watercress
Fresh, for garnish

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  • Boil the cream in a pan and stir in the goats' cheese and seasoning.
  • Whisk in the eggs and strain the mixture into an ovenware dish.
  • Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and place the dish in a tray filled halfway with boiling water.
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the bain-marie.
  • Soften gelatine in cold water, then dissolve it into 200ml of hot pineapple juice.
  • Pour the juice into a square tub and chill until set, then cut into 2.5cm squares.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 130°C.
  • Submerge the pineapple in melted butter and bake for 10 minutes until tender.
  • Cut the cooked pineapple into 2.5cm squares.
  • Simmer 500ml of pineapple juice until reduced to approximately 200ml of syrup.
  • Heat vegetable oil to 180°C and fry the watercress for one minute until crisp.
  • Drain the fried watercress on kitchen paper.
  • Cut the cheese royal into squares and stack on top of the pineapple and jelly.
  • Secure the stacks with cocktail sticks and serve with the syrup and watercress.