Emeril's Green Tea Ice Cream
- 8 large egg yolks
- 34 cup sugar, plus
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 12 cups whole milk
- 12 cup loose green tea leaves
- 2 12 cups heavy cream
- In a large bowl beat the egg yolks with the sugar and salt.
- Set aside.
- In a heavy saucepan, scald the milk.
- Remove from the heat.
- Add the tea, cover and steep for 4 minutes.
- Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean pot, pressing with a rubber spatula to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Add heavy cream and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Ladle 1/3 of the cream mixture into the eggs and whisk well to combine.
- Add all the egg mixture to the pot and cook over low heat, stirring, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes.
- Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean container and cool in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
- Pour into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer to a plastic container and keep in the freezer until ready to serve.
egg yolks, sugar, sugar, salt, milk, loose green tea leaves, heavy cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/emerils-green-tea-ice-cream-236867 (may not work)