Berries with Creme Anglais
- 1 packages Fresh Blueberries
- 1 packages Fresh Strawberries
- 1 packages Fresh Raspberries
- 1 packages Fresh Blackberries
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 4 large Egg Yolks
- 2 cup Half & Half
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Place a mixing bowl, preferably metal, inside another large bowl.
- Fill the bottom bowl with ice and water, but be careful that water cannot overflow into the bowl on top.
- Divide all 4 types of berries into serving cups/glasses and evenly layer the berries.
- (Cut strawberries into quarters to make for easier sized bites) Chill serving dish/cups with berries until you're ready to serve them.
- In a large saucepan: add the egg yolks, and sugar.
- Mix together thoroughly.
- Do not turn on heat under this pan yet!
- In another large saucepan: add the Half & Half, vanilla, and salt.
- Turn heat on medium-heat until mixture reaches approximately 150-170 degrees(use an instant-read thermometer), or until you start to see small bubbles on the edges of the liquid.
- Pour hot Half & Half mixture into the saucepan with the egg/sugar mixture.
- While pouring it be sure to whisk the two together!
- Pour all of the Half & Half mixture in, discard the pan quickly, and move the current saucepan (which now has all the ingredients in it) to the medium heat.
- AT THIS POINT, DO NOT STOP STIRRING THE SAUCE!
- It's annoying, but if you stop stirring, the egg will cook and turn to scrambled egg.
- Continue to stir mixture throughly over medium-heat until sauce begins to thicken.
- You should notice the "waves" in the sauce moving slower.
- When the sauce can "coat a spoon" (which is some kind of fancy-pants cooking term...but it works)...then take the sauce off the heat.
- Pour it into the top bowl that you put in an ice bath earlier.
- Continue to stir the sauce while it cools.
- The object is to now cool the sauce as quickly as possible.
- Once you have stirred in for a few minutes, transfer the bowl to the fridge to chill.
- Note: Pour the sauce through a fine strainer if you want to remove any egg that might have cooked too much.
- Pour chilled sauce over chilled berries in even increments.
- Garnish with a mint leaf, serve and enjoy!
fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries, fresh raspberries, fresh blackberries, sugar, egg yolks, salt, vanilla
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/365716-berries-with-creme-anglais (may not work)