Chocolate strawberries

I'm yet to try the viral Dubai chocolate but wanted to make something inspired by it. I made white chocolate covered strawberries a few years back and decided I'd make them again but with the dubai chocolate twist. I went on a hunt to buy some kataifi pastry and pistachio cream. Once obtained I was able to make these dubai chocolate style chocolate coated strawberries.

Ingredients:

Ghee

Kataifi pastry

Milk Chocolate

Strawberries

Pistachio cream

Method

Firstly wash and pat dry your strawberries so they are ready for later. Then in a pan heat up a little ghee and add in some kataifi pastry. Mix this continuously on a medim to low heat so it browns evenly and does not burn. I also broke up the kataifi pastry with the back of a spoon.

Once the kataifi pastry becomes golden brown put this into a plate to cool down. Transferring this to a plate stops it from browning further due to the heat of the hot pan.

Using the bain-marie method I melted some milk chocolate on a low heat. Once the chocolate had melted I had take it off the hob. Now it's time to dip the strawberries.

Taking one strawberry at a time I dipped and swirled the strawberry in the melted chocolate until it was fully coated. I then allowed any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. To make it easier to handle you can place a toothpick into the tops of the strawberries.

With the chocolate coated strawberry in hand I sprinkled the roasted kataifi pastry all over the strawberry. I then placed the coated strawberry on greaseproof paper and repeated the process with the rest of the strawberries. I allowed these to set in the fridge for an hour.

To finish of the Dubai chocolate twist I piped some pistachio cream across the tops of the strawberries using a zip lock bag. This step can also be replaced with a drizzle of white chocolate.

The Dubai chocolate style chocolate covered strawberries are now ready to eat! These tasted amazing and the crunch of the kataifi pastry added another texture to these tasty strawberries.

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