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Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)
Real custard or vanilla sauce consists of egg yolks beaten with sugar and cooked slowly in vanilla milk. It is the base or the accompaniment for many desserts.
45 min.
Easy
3.10 €
350 g
4 IngredientsLast modified on: January 17th 2018
For 350 g, you will need:
- 1
250 ml whole milk - 2
1 vanilla pod - 3
3 egg yolks - 4
40 g caster sugar - Total weight: 355 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Resting: 15 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat, cover the pan and leave vanilla to infuse 10 minutes.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 4 min.
Put 3 egg yolks and 40 g caster sugar in a bowl.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
And without delay mix well using a maryse.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Pour the hot milk onto the egg yolks + sugar and mix well.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Wash the pan, and pour the mixture back into it through a fine strainer to eliminate any small impurities which are left.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 8 min.
Stage 8
Stage 9
Other way to be sure of good texture, use a thermometer and stop cooking at 180-185°F (82-85°C), never more.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 15 min.
When ready, take off the heat and plunge the bottom into a little cold water (in the sink will do fine) to stop cooking, leave to cool, stirring from time to time.
Stage 11
When cold, your crème anglaise is ready.
Remarks
Your crème anglaise will be better if you use full-cream milk.
If you have too many egg whites, you can make meringues or financiers with them.
If you have too many egg whites, you can make meringues or financiers with them.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: From Gaston Lenôtre.
How much will it cost?
- For 350 g : 3.10 €
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