Dinner party & panna cotta

Recipe Ingredients: 

• ¾ cup whole milk (preferably organic)
• 1 ½ tsp unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 1/8 tsp salt
• a small piece bittersweet chocolate
• ¼ cup roasted cacao nibs
• several large strawberries, washed and sliced
• ¼ cup chocolate espresso beans, finely ground in a spice grinder

Recipe Method: 

• Heat the milk and the ground espresso beans in a small heavy saucepan, until almost boiling. Remove from heat and let it steep for at least 20 minutes. Add the gelatin and return to low heat to dissolve it. Once dissolved, add the cream and sugar and cook for several minutes to dissolve the sugar over medium heat. Don’t let it boil.