Chocolate-Covered Cashews - Tenpenh Restaurant, Washington D. C.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
3 1/2 cups
- Serves:
- 14
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3⁄4 cups raw cashews (1/2 lb)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 8 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetened or extra-bitter)
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened dutch cocoa
directions
- Line bottom of a shallow baking pan with parchment or wax paper.
- Bring sugar, water, and salt to a boil in a 12" heavy skillet, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer syrup 2 minutes.
- Put nuts in a large heatproof bowl, then add syrup and toss with a wooden spoon until nuts are coated and sugar begins to crystallize, about 3 minutes.
- Return nuts to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until sugar coating is golden and no longer crystallized, 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- Spread nuts in 1 layer in baking pan and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
- When nuts are cool, transfer to a bowl, reserving baking pan with parchment. Heat half of chocolate in a microwave-safe dish in microwave at 50% power until melted, checking frequently after 2 minutes. Add remaining chopped chocolate to melted chocolate and stir until smooth, then pour over nuts and let stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is almost set, 20-25 minutes.
- Sift 2 T cocoa powder over nuts and toss to coat.
- Return nuts to parchment-lined baking pan, separating nuts with your hands, and let stand until chocolate is completely set, about 30 minutes more.
- Toss nuts with remaining tablespoon cocoa powder.
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