Strawberries With White Chocolate Custard Sauce
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 c. heavy cream
- 1/4 c. milk
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 3 oz. good quality white chocolate, chopped
- 6 c. small strawberries, rinsed and hulled (if berries are large, halve them)
- In bowl, whisk yolks and sugar. In saucepan, bring cream, milk and vanilla bean to a boil. Gradually whisk hot cream mixture into yolk mixture. Return this mixture to saucepan; over medium heat, stir constantly with heat-resistant rubber spatula, 3 minutes until thick enough to coat spatula (do not let boil). Remove from heat. Add chocolate, stirring to melt. Strain through fine sieve into bowl. Remove bean; scrape out seeds into sauce. Place bowl in large bowl filled with ice cubes and water. Stir sauce until very cold. Place strawberries in 6 dessert glasses. Spoon 3 tablespoons custard sauce over each serving.
egg yolks, sugar, heavy cream, milk, vanilla bean, white chocolate, strawberries
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=120802 (may not work)