Something sweet..?

Passport & Plate - Garlic ice cream

Israel | Friday, March 14, 2014 | 5 photos

Ingredients
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
6 egg yolks
1 tablespoon honey
Pinch of salt
Pinch of white pepper

 

How to prepare this recipe
In a saucepan, gently heat the milk, cream and garlic just until steaming and small bubbles form around the edges of the pan. Remove from the heat, cover, and let infuse for 20 minutes.

Place a medium-sized bowl inside of a larger bowl filled with ice water. Set aside.

Half-fill a clean saucepan with water and heat over medium heat until just simmering. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and honey until smooth and pale yellow. Reheat the cream mixture just until it begins to steam, not letting it boil, and in a slow and steady stream, add it into the yolks, whisking briskly as you pour.

Stir the mixture together thoroughly and then place the bowl over the saucepan of simmering water. Stir slowly but constantly until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, but do not bring to a boil or it will most likely curdle. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain the ice cream base into the medium bowl that is set in the larger bowl of ice water. Let cool completely and then freeze the custard in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Serve as an accoutrement atop mashed potatoes or a piece of meat for a creamy contrast and surprising zing to any meal.

If this recipe seems to you too "raw", there is also a possibility to make a roasted garlic ice cream...for sure :)

 

The story behind this recipe
The first and the only recipe which came to my head after reading the conditions of the competition was a "garlic ice cream". In my hometown, Tallinn (Estonia), there is a specific restaurant "Balthasar" known for including garlic as an ingredient for every one of its dishes. Being a passionate sweet tooth I couldn't resist such a dessert. It seemed to me very original. That's why I would like to share the recipe of this ice cream with you.

To be honest, I didn't find the exact information about the origin of the garlic ice cream but according to wikipedia, there is a stereotype that Jews tend to add garlic to most of their food; and Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz in his novel depicted Polish Jews eating garlic ice cream. Nothing left to believe omniscient Internet.. :)