Macadamia Nut Spring Roll with Brown Sugar Ice Cream and Carambola Pickles

Name: Macadamia Nut Spring Roll with Brown Sugar Ice Cream and Carambola Pickles
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black peppercorns; 118 milliliters butter; 3 Tbsps finely chopped candied ginger; 473 milliliters cider vinegar; 59 milliliters dark corn syrup; 4 egg yolks; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 177 milliliters light brown sugar; 473 milliliters roughly chopped macadamia nuts; 237 milliliters milk; 4 servings Oil, for frying; 2 Tbsps pickled ginger, sliced; 1 pinch Pinch saffron; 4 sheets spring roll wrappers; 3 star anise; 8 carambola or star fruit, sliced thin; 473 milliliters sugar; 946 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split; 1 teaspoons vanilla paste; 118 milliliters water; 4 servings Water, to seal

The recipe Macadami Head to the store and pick up cider vinegar, sugar, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre.

Instructions

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar and water and bring to a boil. Cook the sugar until it caramelizes to a nice amber color.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and slowly add the cream. Return to heat and stir until the sugar and cream are completely incorporated and smooth.

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Cream

Sugar

Add the butter, candied ginger, and chopped nuts and allow the mixture to cool slightly. If the mixture gets too cool, simply reheat it slightly.

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Candied Ginger

Butter

Nuts

Next, place the spring roll wrappers down on the table like a diamond, with one point closest to you. Divide the filling evenly between the 4 wrappers. Fold the point over the filling and roll. Fold over the left side and then the right side to seal the ends and continue to roll until a small triangle remains.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Roll

Brush the edge with water and press to seal the end. Fry in 360 degree F oil, just to brown the skin.

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Water

Cooking Oil

To make the ice cream, bring the milk, cream, sugar, and split vanilla bean to a boil. In a separate bowl, combine the egg yolks and corn syrup and stir. Once the milk has boiled, pour half of the milk into the yolks and stir until combined.

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Vanilla Bean

Corn Syrup

Egg Yolk

Ice Cream

Cream

Sugar

Milk

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Bowl

Add the remaining milk and put back on the heat. Continue to stir until the mixture reaches 180 degrees F. Strain the mixture and cool in an ice bath.

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Milk

Ice

Place the mixture in an ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

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Ice Cream

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Ice Cream Machine

To prepare the carambola pickles, combine the vinegar, sugar, ginger, pepper, anise, vanilla, and saffron in a pot and bring to a boil.

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Starfruit

Pickles

Saffron

Vanilla

Vinegar

Ginger

Pepper

Anise

Sugar

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Pot

Remove mixture from heat and add the carambola slices.

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Starfruit

Let the carambola steep for 5 minutes.

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Starfruit

Remove the carambola with a skimmer, cool the liquid in a ice bath, return the carambola to cold syrup, and keep in the refrigerator.

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Starfruit

Syrup

Ice

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Skimmer

To serve, slice the wraps in half on a diagonal and place in the center of a plate. Scoop the ice cream and place it on the side of the wrap. Top each ice cream scoop with a couple carambola slices.

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Starfruit

Ice Cream

Wrap

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Ice Cream Scoop

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Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Essay Chenin Blanc with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 9 dollars per bottle.