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Back on Channel 4 at 8pm on April 7th to April 9th for some more choctastic adventures , Watch Raising the Bar: Willie’s Chocolate Revolution

Willie Harcourt-Cooze is back, continuing his mission to produce the finest chocolate in the world and to convert the public into eating the best quality confectionery. Having successfully set up his ‘wonky’ chocolate factory in Devon, Willie is about to take on the ‘big boys’ of the chocolate world and compete directly with the producers of the UK’s most popular treats, setting his sights on developing his own chocolate bar.

Britons spend more per head on chocolate than any other nation in Europe. However, few of us eat true authentic chocolate. Willie wants to re-educate the public about how chocolate should actually taste and develop a recipe for his own chocolate bar to compete in the market. Willie’s aim is to create a bar that is both delicious and affordable, but which doesn’t contain the excessive quantities of vegetable fat, sugar and additives that characterise most of the existing products that line supermarket shelves. Along the way Willie tries to recreate delicious home-made versions of popular chocolate bars and further investigate the health benefits of chocolate.

Will Willie get the funding and new equipment necessary to produce his new bar; can he persuade retailers to stock it; and will the public change their tastes? Can one individual, no matter how passionate, really hope to take on the chocolate giants and win?

A rich dark flavoursome desert … a perfect end to a dinner party!

Serves 12

Ingredients

180g cacao, finely grated

250g unsalted butter

5 eggs

200g golden caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 160C / Gas 3. Line a 25cm cake tin with non-stick baking paper.

2 Melt the cacao and butter in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Meanwhile, beat the eggs with the sugar and the vanilla extract until pale yellow and fluffy.

3 Pour the cacao mixture into the eggs and beat to combine.

4 Stand the lined tin in a roasting tray and fill the tin with the mousse mixture.

5 Pour enough boiling hot water into the roasting tray to come halfway up the side of the tin. Bake for 30 minutes or until set. Leave to cool in the tin.

Serves 4

Ingredients

6 tbsp tomato purée

2 tbsp harissa

2 tbsp grated cacao

2 tbsp sunflower oil

2 tsp honey

1kg pig ribs (8 ribs)

Method

1 Put all the ingredients for coating the ribs into a small pan, with a pinch of salt.

2 Place over a medium heat and stir occasionally until thick and glossy. Leave to cool slightly.

3 Pour the sauce over the ribs and turn the ribs over and over until coated.

4 Cook the ribs over a medium barbecue for 20-30 minutes, depending on their size, turning them frequently and brushing regularly with the sauce.

Serves 4

Ingredients

4-5 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

100g dried porcini mushrooms

25g butter

250g arborio rice

1 litre hot chicken or vegetable stock

2 tbsp cacao, finely grated Parmesan, to serve

Method

1 Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the onion and garlic and fry over a gentle heat until soft.

2 Place the porcini in a small bowl and cover with boiling water to rehydrate.

3 Drop the butter into the pan. Stir in the rice.

4 Add the porcini and the soaking liquid. Simmer, stirring occasionally until the liquid is absorbed.

5 Add a ladleful of stock and simmer, stirring again, until the liquid has been absorbed. Continue adding the stock until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is plump and tender. Stir in the cacao. Season and serve with grated Parmesan.

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