Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream w/ Macerated Strawberries

Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream w/ Macerated Strawberries

Macerated Strawberries

Ingredients:

1/2 lb - Strawberries, hulled and quartered

1/8 Cup - Brown Sugar

Procedure:

1.  Combined brown sugar and quartered strawberries together to macerate.

Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream

Ingredients:

1 3/4 Cup - Heavy Cream

3/4 Cup - Whole Milk, or 2%

1/4 Cup - Sugar

1 Vanilla Bean

1 tsp - Salt

5 Large - Egg Yolks

1/4 Cup - Sugar

2 tsp - Vanilla Extract

1.  Macerate Strawberries, set aside.

2.  Combine Heavy cream, milk, salt, 1/4 cup sugar.  Split the vanilla bean and bring to simmer.

 3.  Remove from heat, let seep for 30 minutes for flavoring.

 4.  Mix egg yolk with 1/4 cup sugar until light yellow.

 5.  It should have a nice ribbon consistancy.  In the meantime, place heavy cream and vanilla pot back onto the stove, and bring to simmer, slowly add 1/2 cup of heavy cream mix to egg yolk mixture and whisk, repeat one more time.

 6.  Pour the yolk mixture to the remaining heavy cream mix and stir over medium heat until the back of your wooden spoon is nicely coated.  Add 2 tsp Vanilla Extract.

 

7.  Pour mixture into a sieve and chill for 2 hours or overnight, then follow ice-cream maker instruction.

 8.  Enjoy!  As you can tell, I couldn't resist the wait of an extra 2 hours after the ice-cream maker mixing, hence the soft ice-cream consistency.  Delicious!