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Crème Anglaise
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Crème Anglaise

Crème anglaise - a recipe by Daniel Azoulay

⏱ 45 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Daniel Azoulay
🥬 Vegetarian🧀 Dairy🌾 Gluten-free
Versions:Original⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Heat the milk and sugar in a saucepan, and while it heats, add the seeds of the vanilla pod.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Separate the eggs and whisk the yolks.
    BowlWhisk
  3. 3
    Pour the hot milk carefully, a little at a time, over the whisked yolks, return to the heat and stir constantly until the cream thickens.
    StoveWhisk
  4. 4
    Whip the egg whites with the pinch of salt to a stiff foam.
    Stand mixer
  5. 5
    Bring the water to a boil in a pot. Scoop up a tablespoon of the foam and poach it in the boiling water, and repeat with all the foam.
    StovePotSpoon / teaspoon (regular)
  6. 6
    Turn and poach on all sides, drain off the excess water and place the poached foam on the cream.
    Slotted spoon
245calories
10 gprotein
31 gcarbs
9 gfat
● protein 17%● carbs 51%● fat 32%

Per serving (202 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stand mixer · Also works: Hand mixer (Handheld, weak with heavy doughs) · Whisk (Lots of time and effort) · Dough hook (Knead by hand instead)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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Crème Anglaise with Floating Islands

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