Fresh Ginger Ice Cream

Name: Fresh Ginger Ice Cream
Yield: makes about 1 quart (1 liter)
Ingredients: 3 ounces (85 g) unpeeled fresh ginger; 1 cup (250 ml) whole milk; 2 cups (500 ml) heavy cream; 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar; Pinch of salt; 5 large egg yolks

December 9, 2011

The cleansing zing of fresh ginger is always welcome after dinner. Its not-so-subtle spiciness is a pleasing juxtaposition to the cool creaminess of ice cream. Ginger is also reputed to aid digestion, and adding nuggets of soft Dark Chocolate Truffles (page 211) or layering the ice cream with Stracciatella (page 210) would certainly make this “medicine” go down quite easily.

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