Recipe No 620 component Adapted 2016

Lime jelly cubes

Heston likes to use these cubes in his perfect mash potatoes, but they are also a delicious inclusion in a plated dessert.

Friend’s children irritating you? Stick one onto a toothpick and tell them it’s mint flavoured.

Adapted from Heston Blumenthal

Time

Prep:

Total:

Difficulty
easy
Yield
12 serves • 600 g
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • Limes, zest finely grated and juiced (10 fruit)
    650 g
  • White caster sugar (¼ cup)
    50 g
  1. 01
    Combine in a saucepan over a medium heat.
  2. 02
    Heat to a simmer.

  • Aga-agar (0.1%)
    7 g
  1. 03
    Whisk into pot.
  2. 04
    Blitz with a stick blender, .
  3. 05
    Simmer, .
  4. 06
    Pass through a fine sieve.
  5. 07
    Cast in a wide, shallow container to a depth of between 5 mm / ¼" and 10 mm / ⅜".
  6. 08
    Transfer to refrigerator until fully set, about .
  7. 09
    When ready to serve, cut into cubes.

Food pairings

Heston’s mashed potatoes

Categorisation

Category
component
Meal
component
Cuisine
international
Tags
gel jello jelly lime