Salzburger Nockerln

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

Let's start with the end result. Guests last night at our bbq, (we had lamb kebab and saffron rice, got this served at the end of the meal. Comments were on how and delicious it was, how unusual of a dessert; how wonderful it was to get such a delicious dessert that was light after such a full dinner.

I like that I can make the raspberry "jam" and the creme anglaise well in advance and refrigerate these components until after dinner when I whip up the meringue, which only takes a few minutes.

Chef Puck doesn't give a recipe for creme anglaise, but says to serve creme anglaise with the Salburger Nokerln. I used a recipe from the Food Network site by searching for Creme Anglaise. I used a recipe with a 5 star rating. You don't have to use heavy cream in the cream anglaise. I used half whipping cream and half milk and the vanilla pudding sauce (really that's all creme anglaise is, was wonderful and flavorful.

The creme anglaise knocks the Salzburger Nockerln out of the park. Fluffy meringue, brilliant, fruity raspberries, and chilled vanilla pudding sauce, (AKA creme anglaise.

And to any movie buffs, Wolfgang Puck is a good friend of Billy Wilder, the famous director. Chef Puck says that Salzburger Nockerln are Billy Wilder's favorite dessert. Mr. Wilder has an excellent palate. FYI, "The Apartment, (Fred McMurray, Shirley McClaine, Jack Lemon, "Some Like it Hot", (Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, "Double Indemnity", (Barbara Stanwick, Fred McMurray, "Lost Weekend", (Ray Miland, Jane Wyman, are just a few of Billy Wilder's films. He's without a doubt my favorite director of all time.

One last bit of information from Chef Puck, Salzburger Nockerln are Austrian and supposed to look like the Salzburg Mountains in Austria.