Suspiro a la Limea

Name: Suspiro a la Limea
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 egg whites; 5 egg yolks, beaten; 12 fluid ounces (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water; 237 milliliters white sugar

Suspiro a la Limean is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 9 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 323 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very affordable side dish. If you have egg whites, egg yolks, evaporated milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.

Instructions

In a saucepan over low heat, stir together the evaporated milk and 2 cups of sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick enough for you to see the bottom of the pan when you stir, about 25 minutes.

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Evaporated Milk

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Slowly stir in the sweetened condensed milk, pouring in a very thin stream.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Pour a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, and then slowly pour back into the saucepan in a thin stream while stirring vigorously.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Mix in the vanilla. Run the mixture through a sieve or strainer, into individual ramekins or heatproof custard cups. Set aside.

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Custard

Vanilla

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Ramekin

Sieve

In a separate saucepan, stir together 1 cup of sugar and water. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture can spin a thin brittle thread off the spoon.

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Sugar

Water

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Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, whip egg whites with an electric mixer until they can hold a stiff peak.

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Egg Whites

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Drizzle in the sugar syrup while whipping on low speed until fully incorporated. Then, mix on medium speed until the meringue is cold. This will prevent it from separating. Spoon onto the cups of custard to serve, and top with a light dusting of ground cinnamon.

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Ground Cinnamon