Strawberries With White-Chocolate Custard Sauce |
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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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The title says it all. Easy and elegant. Prep time includes cooling time. Ingredients:
4 large egg yolks |
2 tablespoons sugar |
1 cup heavy cream |
1/4 cup milk |
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise |
3 ounces good-quality white chocolate, chopped |
6 cups small strawberries, rinsed, hulled (if berries are large, halve them) |
Directions:
1. In bowl, whisk yolks and sugar.
2. In saucepan, bring cream, milk, vanilla bean to a boil.
3. Gradually whisk hot cream mixture into yolk mixture.
4. Return this mixture to saucepan.
5. Over medium heat, stir constantly with heat-resistant rubber spatula, 3 minutes, until thick enough to coat spatula (do not let boil).
6. Remove from heat.
7. Add chocolate, stirring to melt.
8. Strain through fine sieve into bowl.
9. Remove bean; scrape out seeds into sauce.
10. Place bowl in larger bowl filled with ice cubes and water.
11. Stir sauce until very cold.
12. Place strawberries in 5 dessert glasses.
13. Spoon custard sauce over each serving.
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