Asparagus Ice Cream

Name: Asparagus Ice Cream
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams asparagus; 6 larges egg yolks; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 1 serving Kosher salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 315 milliliters whole milk

Asparagus Ice Cream is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 1 servings. This recipe covers 74% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 49g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 1126 calories. It is perfect for Summer. If you have milk, egg yolks, heavy cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

Cut the top 2 to 3 inches from each asparagus stalk; reserve the bottoms for another use.

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Asparagus

Fill a large bowl with ice water. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Bowl

Pot

Add the asparagus tops and cook until bright green, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Asparagus

Drain and plunge into the ice water, then drain well and transfer to a blender; set aside.

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Water

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Blender

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Heat the milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it just boils.

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Cream

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and gradually add the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the custard is thick enough to coat the spoon and a thermometer registers 170 degrees F, about 10 minutes (do not let the custard boil).

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Custard

Egg Yolk

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

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Transfer the custard to the blender with the asparagus and puree until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Cool completely, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer.

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Asparagus

Custard

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Sieve

Blender

Freeze the asparagus custard in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Use two spoons to shape the ice cream into quenelles (oval-shaped scoops).

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Asparagus

Ice Cream