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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

From SousVide Barbecue (Paradox Press 2011) Makes about 1 quart (.9 liter) INGREDIENTS 6 large egg yolks 1 cup (75 g) superfine (castor) sugar 1/4 cup (29 g) non-fat dry milk powder (organic if available) 1 quart (.9 liter) half-and-half * 1/2 vanilla bean   INSTRUCTIONS Fill and preheat the water oven to 140F/60C. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar and non-fat dry milk until light yellow and thickened. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add them and the half and half to the yolks and beat just enough to mix. Pour the mixture … Read More

Mint Chip Gelato

Courtesy of SousVide Supreme Culinary Specialist, Sophie Makes about 1 quart INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup (15g) fresh mint (Moroccan mint is best, but chocolate mint would also be good) 2 cups ( 480 ml) milk 7 tablespoons (105 g) sugar 3 egg yolks 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) pure vanilla extract 3 ounces (85g) dark chocolate (you could use mini chocolate or white chocolate chips instead.) DIRECTIONS Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme to 185F/85C. Rinse and dry the fresh mint and put it into a small (quart /0.95 liter) zip-closure cooking pouch. Mix all the remaining ingredients together in a bowl … Read More

Mint Chip Gelato

By now, I’ve made a few ice-cream bases in my SousVide Supreme and have had great success with them all – my favorites being the peach ice-cream, and crème brulee ice-cream. Making a custard base in the SousVide Supreme is so much easier than making custard on a stove top. By making it in the SousVide Supreme you can simply put the ingredients in a pouch, drop it in the preheated water oven at the correct temperature and go do something else for an hour.  It’s totally hands off and it won’t scorch, clump, or curdle as it would on … Read More

Fresh Peach Ice Cream

Courtesy of SousVide Supreme Culinary Specialist, Sophie Makes about 1 quart (0.9 liters) INGREDIENTS 1 cup ( 240 ml) milk 1 cup (240 ml) cream 7 tablespoons (105 g) sugar (for the custard) 6 egg yolks 1 teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract 1 pound (450 g) fresh peaches – about 4 medium sized peaches ½ cup (100g) sugar, additional (for preparing the peaches) 2 teaspoons (10 ml) fresh lemon juice For serving Fresh peach slices, berries, or other toppings, if desired DIRECTIONS Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme to 185F/85C. Put the milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla into a … Read More

Fresh Peach Ice-cream

There are no strange additives, artificial sweeteners or crazy colorings in this ice-cream. It’s simply some home-made custard, fresh juicy peaches, a little lemon juice and sugar. This ice-cream has the pure taste of peaches and cream, and it tastes utterly divine. When you have a glut of peaches in the summer, there is no better dessert to make. I made this peach ice-cream recently and we devoured it all in a week. It’s delicious served with fresh peaches, or sweet summer berries. I made the custard in my SousVide Supreme and it was the perfect base for this peach … Read More