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Spicy Chocolate Sauce

Traditional dish with semisweet chocolate, white granulated sugar, divided, yolks.

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • ¾ cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 habanero chilli
  • 12 wheat flour tortillas, each cut into 10 wedges
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

  1. Toss the tortilla wedges with the butter.
  2. Sprinkle with ¼ cup sugar.
  3. Place on a half-sheet pan.
  4. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.
  5. Remove.
  6. Set aside.
  7. Heat an inch of water in a large saucepan to a simmer.
  8. Place a stainless steel bowl that hangs over the edges on top to make a double boiler.
  9. Remove the bowl from the pot.
  10. Add the egg yolks, whisking continuously.
  11. Place back on top of the pot.
  12. Cook, whisking continuously, until eggs fall off of whisk in a ribbon.
  13. Add the chocolate, chilli, orange juice, remaining sugar, and vanilla extract.
  14. Cook, whisking continuously, until chocolate is melted and all ingredients are heated through.
  15. Drizzle the sauce over the tortillas.
  16. Serve warm.

Adapted from “Spicy Chocolate Sauce”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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