 | Category: | | Other | | Servings: | | 4 (175 ml) cups |
Description:Hot chocolate is such a generic term. It applies to concoction made from Milo to the creamy, luxurious beverage served in dainty little cups.
Similar to my argument about fresh and dried pasta, that these two are different types of food, some hot chocolates cannot be fairly compared. Hot days call for cheap, pre-powdered, supermarket-bought cocoa mixed with refreshing cold milk while cold winter require the heavier, creamier stuffs which are normally better made with better quality chocolates. One thing for sure though, it has to be dark.
Anyway, I tested this recipe when I re-read Jeffrey Steingarten's It must've been something I ate. His recipe is as decadent as the ones served on Parisian cafes. It should be: that drink is made of 120 g dark bittersweet chocolate and 60 g of sugar! Granted, that recipe is for 4 cups but still...
PS: I can't recommend the book enough. I read it a long time ago in Jakarta and decided it's one of those book I'd have to carry here because of its European content. It's funny, insightful, arrogant. I regret I left the other one at home.
Ingredients:
550 ml whole milk
50 ml water
30 g caster sugar (I cut the original's maddening quantity to half)
1 100 g 70% chocolate (I use my faithful Lindt)
28 g cocoa powder (I use Valrhona)
Directions:
In a 2 litre saucepan, stir together the milk, water and sugar. Bring to boil over medium heat. Add the chopped chocolate and cocoa and bring to boil again, whisking until the chocolate and cocoa are dissolved and the mixture has thickened. Reduce heat to very low.
Blend for 5 minutes with a wand mixer or whirl the hot chocolate in a standard blender for half a minute, until thick and foamy. 
 | i love hot chocolate..yum |
 | slurppp.... very tempting... *ngiler*
gulanya 30 gr tetep manis pen ? |
 | wuihh, coklatnya yang dipake top banget, dari Valrhona sampai Lindt :)
Jadi pingin ngerasain :) Apalagi liat fotonya, ada bekas minumnya, duhhh bikin ngiler. |
 | ronn1 wrote on Apr 19, edited on Apr 19 Thank Ven buat resepnya. Gue hampir tiap malem sebelum tidur, minum hot chocolate, hehehe....(kayak 'londo' ajah).
Biasanya sih, Milo campur susu kental manis aja. Atau gantian sama Cadbury Chocolate drink campur non-fat milk (biar nggak terlalu eneg).
itu 100 gram 70% chocolate maksutnya gimana Ven? coklat batangan?
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 | Hmm....Ven rajin banget, padahal banyak cocoa drink instant yg tinggal seduh =)...pastinya bikinan sendiri lebih enak yah? |
 | Kayak londo? Bukannya kayak anak2 ? :)). Coklat batangan/coklat masak/coklat apa aja lah kan ada yg macam2: nah lo beli yg 70%. Contohnya ini |
 | *GLEK* enak banget pasti nih, tp gue juga pasti akan kurangi gula, atau nggak sama sekali, karena di dark chocolate-nya kan udah ada gula.
Gue belum pernah nemu Valrhona cocoa powder. Mau dong... |
 | oh my oh my oh my.. I loveee hot chocolates! Esp. dark ones with minimum sugar!
yang di Bakerzin punya juga yummy banget. walaupun 'penuh dosa' x)
ever tried Mexican Hot Chocolate ven? seru juga kayaknya pake chili powder heheheh |
 | oh! i have all the ingredients!!
dekat sini V, ada cafe khusus coklat, dan susu coklatnya ada yang dicampur dengan cabe bubuk....... mmmmmmmmmmm....... kadang2, gue taburkan pucuk2 lavender di coklat gue.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......... |
| Gue pernah coba coklat yg pake cabe. Gue kurang suka, soalnya pedes2 rese gitu, agak mirip jahe jadinya :p. |
| bookshop wrote on Apr 19, edited on Apr 19  i have all the ingredients!!  Bikin :D. Makin liat posting ini, gue jadi pengen bikin :p. Bikin ah...
PS: dah bikin, gak pake gula. Lebih asik sih gak pake gula, cuma rasanya jadi kurang 'Paris' :p |
 | Wah so luxurious coklatnya ampe lindt valrhona :) btw itu gelembung2 nya emang kayak gitu ato lo yg sengaja? Soalnya Haute cuisine french food di majalah2 skrg sausnya udah bukan tipe kentel lagi ya, tp trend nya yg gelembung2 gitu. btw, kalo ama mocha drink, lo lbh prefer mana? |
 | Thanks for this recipe, Ven.
It's truly chocolicious. :P
p.s have you tried Chocz of Singapore, famous for its chocolate-based beverages? I like the Hazelnut (Noisette) variant. |
| btw, kalo ama mocha drink, lo lbh prefer mana? Gelembung itu karena di aduk pake stabmixer. Jadi apa pun yg lo bikin (sup, minuman, etc), tancep aja tuh mixer, aduk bbrp menit, jadi deh gelembung itu :D
Soal preference, tergantung mood. Bbrp bln lalu lagi suka mocha, tus berubah jadi kopi susu, tus long espresso, sekarang coklat :p. Ribet lah :)) |
 | sedap banget, gua rasa tanpa gula juga enak, mamand jangan manis2 mand minumnya :P |
 | Mmm-mmmh, so sinful, Ven! :) Cocok utk diminum pas dingin2 gini.. hihihi... Thanks ya! |
 | hot chocolate yg plg enak yg pernah gw rasain adalah yg di spanyol, serasa minum lelehan coklat gitu. yum. |
 | merlyna wrote on Apr 20, edited on Apr 20 gue suka minum coklat pake kahlua..... dan Baileys Irish cream....oooooh...... |
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