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baking · vegetarian · gluten-free

Suspiro limeño

Lima's 'sigh': silky manjar blanco custard topped with port-wine meringue and cinnamon.

Time
60min
Steps
5
Suspiro limeño, photographed from above

Ingredients

8 servings

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Allergens

Contains milk and egg.

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    Nothing beyond a knife, a board and the usual pots and pans.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Cook condensed and evaporated milk, stirring, until thick like pudding, 20–25 minutes.

    2. 2

      Off the heat, whisk in yolks and vanilla; return to low heat 2 minutes; cool and spoon into glasses.

    3. 3

      Boil port and sugar to a syrup (soft-ball, 116°C (240°F)).

    4. 4

      Whip whites to soft peaks and stream in the hot syrup; beat to glossy stiff peaks.

    5. 5

      Pipe meringue on the custard and dust with cinnamon.

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