Gelato di Fragole di Nemi

• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3 tablespoons dark honey (chestnut, buckwheat, etc.)
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup torn basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 3 cups very ripe strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and lightly crushed (if the berries are the tiny wood strawberries, half can be left whole, the other half lightly crushed)
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

1. In a heavy pot, bring the cream, milk, honey, brown sugar, basil leaves, and pepper just to a simmer, stirring a moment to dissolve the honey and sugar.
2. Cover the pot and permit the cream and milk combination to steep for an hour or so.
3. Strain the mixture, discarding the basil and any remnants of the pepper.
4. Stir in the prepared strawberries and the vinegar.
5. Cover the mixture and chill it for several hours before proceeding to freeze it in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturers instructions.

heavy cream, milk, honey, brown sugar, torn basil, freshly ground pepper, very ripe strawberries, balsamic vinegar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/gelato-di-fragole-di-nemi-391116 (may not work)