Sherry Crema Catalana Ice Cream with Honeyed Figs

Name: Sherry Crema Catalana Ice Cream with Honeyed Figs
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick; 8 larges egg yolks; 283 grams 12 soft (moist) dried Calimyrna figs , tough stems removed and figs halved lengthwise; 710 milliliters half-and-half; 6 Tbsps honey; 4 inches fresh lemon zest; 237 milliliters fresh orange juice; 6 servings Garnish: candied orange zest; 237 milliliters Amontillado Sherry; 118 milliliters sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Sherry Crema Catalanan Ice Cream with Honeyed Figs a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 462 calories, 8g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Summer. If you have cinnamon stick, egg yolks, amontillado sherry, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Bring half-and-half with lemon and orange zests and cinnamon stick just to a boil over moderate heat. Cover and let stand off heat 25 minutes, then reheat to a simmer. Discard zests and cinnamon stick.

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Cinnamon Stick

Orange

Lemon

Whisk together yolks, sugar, and Sherry in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually whisk in hot milk mixture.

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Sherry

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

Bowl

Transfer custard to cleaned saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened enough to coat back of a wooden spoon and an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F.

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Custard

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Kitchen Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Pour custard through a fine sieve into a bowl and cover surface with wax paper to prevent a skin from forming. Chill until thoroughly cold, about 3 hours. Freeze in an ice-cream maker.

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Custard

Cream

Ice

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Wax Paper

Sieve

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Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm.

Bring figs, Sherry, juice, and honey, covered, to a boil in a small saucepan. Simmer, covered, just until figs are tender, about 40 minutes, then uncover and simmer until liquid is reduced to about 1 cup, about 8 minutes. Cool figs in syrup.

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Sherry

Honey