Smoked-Tea-Infused Chocolate Pots de Crème

Name: Smoked-Tea-Infused Chocolate Pots de Crème
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 184 grams bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 6 larges egg yolks; 118 milliliters chilled heavy whipping cream; 2 teaspoons sugar; 0 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 158 milliliters whole milk; 1 teaspoon Lapsang souchong or other smoked tea

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Smoked-Tea-Infused Chocolate Pots de Crème Head to the store and pick up sugar, egg yolks, heavy whipping cream, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place finely chopped bittersweetchocolate in large bowl. Bring heavywhipping cream, whole milk, and smokedtea to simmer in heavy medium saucepanover medium heat. Turn off heat; add 1/4cup sugar and stir to dissolve. Steep teauncovered 5 minutes.

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Whisk egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cupsugar in medium bowl to blend. Graduallywhisk hot cream mixture into yolk mixture,then strain over chocolate.

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Let stand 2minutes.

Whisk until chocolate is meltedand custard is smooth. Cover and chillcustard overnight.

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Position rack in center of oven andpreheat to 300°F. Divide custard amongeight 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups.Cover each ramekin with plastic wrapand arrange ramekins in large roastingpan. Carefully add enough warm waterto roasting pan to come halfway upsides of ramekins.

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Bake custards in water bath untiljust set in center, about 55 minutes.

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Remove ramekins from water. Uncoverand refrigerate until cold, at least 6 hours.DO AHEAD: Custards can be made 1 dayahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.

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Combine cream and sugar inmedium bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanillabean; whisk until peaks form.Dollop cream atop custards and serve.

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Servings:

184grams

bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 6larges

egg yolks 118milliliters

chilled heavy whipping cream 2teaspoons

sugar 0

vanilla bean, split lengthwise 158milliliters

whole milk 1teaspoon

Lapsang souchong or other smoked tea

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The RELAX Riesling with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.