The Ultimate Millionaire Christmas Pudding Is Quite Pricey

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This is definitely not the first time that we’ve heard about a ridiculously expensive dessert, but we were still quite surprised to hear that this pudding is worth no less than $15,000. Dubbed Ultimate Millionaire Christmas Pudding, the extravagant delight was created by Michelin star chef Matt Worswick, and it includes lavish ingredients such as 23-carat gold leaf and very rare 140th anniversary edition Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl cognac.

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The 400ml of Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl 140th Anniversary cognac was worth about $13,000 alone, while the edible silver and 23-carat gold leaf additions cost $300 and $1,500 respectively. This culinary masterpiece required two hours of preparation time as well as eight hours of simmering, which is quite a lot of time to invest in a single dish. The pudding was divided into four servings, which cost $3,773 each. They were made for the National Lottery, as it celebrated the Euromillions guarantee to transform five UK citizens into millionaires through a special draw. For a complete list of ingredients and the cooking method just have a look below.

INGREDIENTS
– 400ml of XO brandy
– 450g beef suet
– 335g breadcrumbs
– 335g dark brown sugar
– 450g currants
– 450g golden sultanas
– 450g raisins
– 225g chopped almonds
– 8 prunes
– 100g dates
– 1 carrot grated
– 1 large bramley apple grated
– Pinch of table salt
– 1 tsp mixed spiced
– 1 tsp nutmeg
– 1 lemon zest and juice
– 1 orange zest and juice
– 8 kumquats
– 2 ltr water
– 2 kg Demerara sugar
– 3 cloves
– 2 star anise
– 1 cinnamon stick
– 1 tin silver spray
– 1 packet real gold leaf

METHOD
– Blanch the kumquats in water for three minutes then refresh in cold water.
– Repeat this process five times until the kumquats are soft.
– Mix the water, Demerara sugar and spices and boil in a pot.
– Add the refreshed kumquats and simmer until for approx. 25 minutes.
– Remove the kumquats and let them air dry overnight on a resting rack.
– Butter four small ramekin molds.
– Mix the ingredients well and fill the molds half way up with pudding mix.
– Add one kumquat per mold, then cover and bury the kumquat with the rest of the pudding mix. The molds should be 3/4 full.
– Cover the tops with baking paper, cover the mold again with tin foil and wrap with string.
– Place the bowl in simmering water just enough to reach 3/4 up the side of the mold. Simmer for 8 hours.
– Once cooked and ready to serve, spray your Christmas pudding silver and add the gold leaf for an extravagant feel.

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