Toasted-Nutmeg Crème Anglaise
There are many different versions using different spices and fruit. But the one thing they all have in common is lots and lots of rum.
At Soulyve, the carib rum cake is served with a chocolate-Scotch bonnet sauce and toasted-nutmeg crème Anglaise – Carib-fusion again from a man who has embraced the traditions of his birthplace and used them to enrich his adopted home.
Toasted-Nutmeg Crème Anglaise
Type
Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ground nutmeg
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ vanilla bean (split)
- 6 egg yolks
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Toast nutmeg in a pan until it's aromatic
- Using a heavy saucepan, bring the cream and vanilla bean just to a boil, then add the nutmeg
- Whisk the egg yokes and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Temper the egg mixture with approximately 1/3 of the hot cream, whisking constantly. Combine the tempered eggs with remaining cream in the saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not allow the sauce to boil.
- Fill a large bowl with ice and water, to create an ice bath.
- As soon as sauce thickens, remove it from the heat and pour it through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl. Chill the sauce over ice bath, then cover and refrigerate. Makes approximately 1 cup.
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