Papaya Parfait - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs papayas, peeled, halved and seeded
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons water
6 egg yolks, room temperature
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 tablespoons port wine
whipped cream, garnish
chocolate curls, garnish

Preparation

Dice enough papaya to measure 1/2 cup and set aside. Cut the remainder into one-inch pieces. Puree in a food processer or blender.
In a saucepan over low heat cook the sugar and water until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil until mixture registers 230-degrees F on a candy thermometer (thread stage) (3 minutes). Remove from heat.
In a large bowl beat egg yolks and then add syrup in a thin stream, beating until mixture is cooled, and triple in volume (5 minutes).
Fold in papaya puree.
In a seperate bowl with clean beaters beat cream (1 1/4 cups) to firm peaks and then fold in diced papaya.
Divide mixture among 8 pafait or wine glasses. Refrigerate for one hour.
Top with whipped cream and chocolate curls, if desired.