Mint Creme Anglaise Recipes

CREME ANGLAISE I

Steps:

• In a small, heavy saucepan, heat cream and vanilla until bubbles form at edges.
• While cream is heating, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until smooth. Slowly pour 1/2 cup of hot milk mixture into egg yolks, whisking constantly. Gradually add egg yolk mixture back to remaining milk mixture, whisking constantly. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.

CINNAMON CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Combine the milk, cream, and cinnamon sticks in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat, and allow to steep for 30 minutes, until flavors are infused.
• Fill a large bowl with ice and water; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until lightened in color, about 2 minutes. Return the milk mixture to medium heat, and bring to a simmer; reduce the heat to low. Whisk about 1/2 cup of the milk mixture into the egg-yolk mixture, and return it to the saucepan. Cook until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• Strain the creme anglaise through a fine sieve into a bowl set in the ice bath, discarding the cinnamon sticks. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

MINT CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Place egg yolks, vanilla, sugar and salt in a medium size metal or other heatproof bowl.
• Whisk together until well blended.
• Heat heavy cream, milk and 1 Tbls mint leaves in a medium size saucepan over medium heat until it JUST begins to simmer.
• (taste for mint flavor, and add more mint if needed; may take up to 3 tbls depending on strength of flavor desired) Temper the egg mixture by slowly whisking in about 1/3 of the hot cream mixture, adding it in a thin stream while whisking vigorously to avoid cooking the eggs.
• Then slowly add the egg/cream mixture back into the remainder of the heated cream, whisking to blend.
• Heat mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a spatula, until the anglaise coats the back of the spatula (just at 180F, but be very careful not to exceed 180F or mixture will curdle).
• Partially immerse pot in a bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
• Strain through a chinacap to remove most of the mint leaves.
• Chill immediately.

CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• In a nonaluminum mixing bowl incorporate egg yolks, sugar and vanilla seeds.
• Bring milk and cream just to a boil in heavy-bottom sauce pot. Remove one-quarter of mixture and mix well with egg mixture. Return to pot, beating slowly and cook over low heat for two minutes.
• Cool immediately in ice bath and chill.

MADELEINE'S BASIC CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, scald milk.
• In another medium saucepan, mix together egg yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt with a wooden spoon until well blended, being careful not to make the mixture foamy. (The egg yolks and sugar will now be mixed enough and will not curdle on contact with the scalded milk.)
• Stir the scalded milk into the egg-yolk mixture very slowly. A thin, white layer of foam will float to the surface of the uncooked custard.
• Place the saucepan over high heat. Using the wooden spoon, stir the custard in a "V-O" pattern: Start at 11 o'clock on the "face" of the saucepan, stir down to 6 o'clock, and return to 1 o'clock; then stir around the edges of the saucepan, beginning and ending at 12 o'clock. Continue stirring this way until the foam starts to lighten in color. The custard will become smoother and smoother; continue cooking until there is no more foam on the surface of the custard and only a few larger bubbles remain at the edges, about 4 minutes. At this point, an instant-read thermometer should read between 165 and 170 degrees. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Using a hand whisk, beat the custard as strongly as possible in order to cool it (this process will prevent the eggs from being poached). Continue beating until the thermometer registers 155 degrees and the custard evenly coats a spoon and leaves a clean mark when you run your finger through it.
• Prepare an ice bath: Fill a large bowl halfway with ice cubes; toss salt generously among the cubes, and add a bit of water.
• Add vanilla extract to the custard. Set a sieve over a large clean bowl, and pass the custard through the sieve.
• Place the bowl in the ice bath, and stir the custard until it has completely cooled. Lay a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming.

CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine milk, salt, and half the sugar (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) over medium-high heat. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into pan, then add pod. Heat over medium just until mixture starts to bubble around the edge of the pan, about 2 minutes (do not let boil). Remove from heat; cover and let stand 30 minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with remaining sugar (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons).
• Use ladle to pour a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture, then whisk to combine. (This is called tempering and prevents the eggs from curdling.) Add another ladle of milk mixture, and whisk to combine. Pour this mixture into remaining cream mixture in the pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until custard is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and registers 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Strain through a fine sieve into a medium bowl (to remove the vanilla pod and any cooked bits of egg) in an ice-water bath. Let stand until cold, stirring occasionally.

BLACK PEPPERMINT CRèME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Put the cream, vanilla pod and seeds, and mint in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and infuse for 20 minutes. Remove the vanilla pod. Mix the cream with an immersion blender.
• Set up an ice bath in a large bowl.
• Add the 1 tablespoon sugar to the peppermint cream. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Whisk the yolks with the 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl. When the cream is simmering, slowly whisk about 1/2 cup into the yolks for about 1 minute to temper them (keep the pan off the heat while you do this). Then scrape the yolks into the saucepan and cook, stirring pretty much constantly, until the sauce reaches 180°F. Keep an eye on the color of the foam on the surface; when it turns the same color as the sauce, you're very close to the right temperature.
• Strain the sauce into a medium bowl and set into the ice bath. Chill completely, stirring often. Cover with plastic wrap, and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

MINT CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• In a heavy medium saucepan, combine the cream and mint and bring just to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat to set aside to steep for 45 minutes. Strain the cream and return it to the saucepan; reheat until warmed through.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until blended. Gradually whisk in the hot cream. Pour the mixture in a clean saucepan and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wqooden spoon, until it reaches 160°F, is slightly thickened and just coats the back of a spoon, 6 to 8 minutes. Don't let the custard boil, or it will curdle.
• Immediately strain the custard into a metal bowl and set it into another larger bvowl of ice water to cool, stirring occasionally. Stir in the vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until chilled for up to 1 day.

CREME ANGLAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk egg yolks, cream, sugar, brandy-based orange liqueur, and vanilla extract in a small saucepan until smooth.
• Place saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula scraping the bottom, until the mixture is hot and thickens slightly, and a thermometer reaches 180 degrees F (82 degrees C), 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat, strain to remove any over-cooked particles of egg, and allow cool.

CRèME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan bring half-and-half and heavy cream just to a boil. While cream mixture is heating, in a bowl whisk together yolks, sugar, and cornstarch until slightly thickened and pale, about 2 minutes. Add hot cream mixture in a stream, whisking, and transfer custard to pan. Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until a thermometer registers 180°F., about 2 minutes (do not let custard boil). Transfer custard to cleaned bowl and cool to warm, stirring occasionally. Crème anglaise may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce if desired.