Dessert · Season 18

Szechuan & Chocolate Tart

Name: Szechuan & Chocolate Tart
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 100g cold butter, cubed; 50g iced water; 400g milk; 90g sugar; 35g egg yolk; 35g cornflour; 120g 54% dark chocolate; 30g butter; ¼ tonka bean, grated; 120g thickened cream; 75g caster sugar; 5g Szechuan peppercorns; 30g cream; 15g unsalted butter; salt, to taste; 1 Jerusalem artichoke, washed and dried; canola oil, for frying; icing sugar, for dusting; fine salt, to taste

Petro Papathomas

Contestant · 02 Aug 2026

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Serves

Components

Ingredients

Season

Ingredients

Short Crust Tart Shell

200gplain flour

100gcold butter, cubed

50giced water

Crème Diplomat

400gmilk

90gsugar

35gegg yolk

35gcornflour

120g54% dark chocolate

30gbutter

¼tonka bean, grated

120gthickened cream

Szechuan Caramel

75gcaster sugar

5gSzechuan peppercorns

30gcream

15gunsalted butter

salt, to taste

Garnish

1Jerusalem artichoke, washed and dried

canola oil, for frying

icing sugar, for dusting

fine salt, to taste

Method

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Szechuan pepperDark ChocolateArtichokeButterDessert

Recipe by Petro Papathomas, Season 18. Originally published by Network 10 on 02 Aug 2026.

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