Grappa Semifreddo with Espresso Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• 4 teaspoons instant espresso powder
• ¼ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 6 teaspoons fine-quality grappa
• au rhum molds or 6 (½-cup) ramekins
• + 6 more ingredients
• • mocha coffee beans
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¹/₃ cup fine-quality grappa
  • 6 tall (2 1/2-inch high; 1/2-cup capacity) metal baba

Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. Beat together yolks, sugar, and 1/3 cup grappa with an electric mixer in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water 10 minutes, or until thick and pale and mixture registers 170°F on an instant-read thermometer. Put bowl in ice bath and beat...

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