Ingredients
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1.2 kg gWhole Milk
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0.9 kgHeavy Cream
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150 gGlucose Syrup
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0.45 kgSugar
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1 TVanilla Extract
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1 tsp.Sea Salt
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3 oz.Chocolate Mint Leaves
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0.3 kgEgg Yolks
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3 gGuar Gum
Preparation
Combine cream, milk, glucose, half the sugar, vanilla, salt and mint leaves in a pot. Bring to scalding, turn off heat and cover with plastic. Steep for 30 minutes.
Whisk eggs with the remaining sugar In a mixing bowl, until combined. Bring milk mixture to boil, lower heat and temper in sugar egg mixture. Using a large spatula, bring to an anglaise thickness, cool over ice bath.
Pour through a fine strainer to press all the liquid through the mint leaves; blend in guar gum using an immersion blender. Refrigerate until fully chilled. Churn in ice cream machine at least 3 hours before serving. Makes 3 quarts.
Chef Caroline Schiff, Gage & Tollner, New York City, from Food Fanatics® Magazine.