Creamy Parmesan Custards
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Pinch of white pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 ounces thinly sliced gravlax, cut into 2-by-1/2-inch strips
- 1/4 cup julienned arugula
- In a small saucepan, combine the cream with the milk, cheese, salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat until bubbles appear around the edge.
- Remove from the heat, cover the pan and let the cream steep for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 250.
- Pour the cream into a measuring cup and slowly whisk in the egg and yolk.
- Pour the custard into twelve 1-ounce ovenproof egg cups.
- Set the cups in a roasting pan.
- Pour enough boiling water into the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the cups.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and bake the custards for 1 hour, or until set.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the custards cool in the water bath for 5 minutes.
- Remove the custards from the pan.
- Top them with gravlax and arugula and serve warm.
heavy cream, milk, freshly grated parmesan cheese, salt, white pepper, egg, egg yolk, gravlax, arugula
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/creamy-parmesan-custards (may not work)