Strega Semifreddo
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4, cup water
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
- 1/4, cup Strega, sambuca, or Grand Marnier
- Combine the sugar, water, and corn syrup in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Cook until the temperature reaches 238F on a candy thermometer (soft ball stage).
- Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks with an electric mixer until thick and pale yellow.
- Continuing to beat the egg yolks on medium speed, slowly pour in the sugar syrup in a fine, steady stream.
- Beat until the mixture cools to room temperature, about 7 minutes.
- Stir in the zest and half-and-half.
- Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 3 hours.
- When ready to freeze, stir in the cream.
- Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturers instructions.
- When the ice cream is almost frozen, spoon in the Strega and churn until blended in, about 1 minute more.
- Transfer to a container, cover, and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
sugar, water, light corn syrup, egg yolks, orange zest, whipping cream
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/strega-semifreddo (may not work)