🇵🇪 Peruvian Cuisine

Suspiro a la Limeña

Sigh of a Lima Lady

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 376 kcal

A dreamy, ultra-sweet caramel custard made with dulce de leche and condensed milk, crowned with a cloud of port-scented meringue.

Ingredients

  • 1 can condensed milk (397g)
  • 1 can evaporated milk (354ml)
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp port wine
  • Ground cinnamon for garnish

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine condensed milk and evaporated milk in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 20-25 min until thickened.
  2. 2 Remove from heat. Beat egg yolks and temper with a little hot mixture, then stir back into the pot.
  3. 3 Return to low heat, stir 3 min until thick and custard-like. Add vanilla. Pour into serving glasses and cool.
  4. 4 Make meringue: cook sugar with a splash of water to soft ball stage (118°C).
  5. 5 Beat egg whites to stiff peaks. Slowly pour hot syrup in while beating. Add port wine.
  6. 6 Pipe or spoon meringue over the cooled custard. Dust with cinnamon.

Did You Know?

The poet José Gálvez named this dessert, saying it was "as light and sweet as a Lima woman's sigh."

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/peruvian/suspiro-a-la-limena/