Champagne sabayon

Name: Champagne sabayon
Yield: Makes 500 g (1 lb 2 oz)
Ingredients: 150 ml (5 fl oz) Champagne or sparkling wine; 5 egg yolks; 180 ml (6 fl oz/¾ cup) thickened (whipping) cream; 150 ml (5 fl oz) Champagne or sparkling wine; 70 g (2½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
500 g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chefs Host Christmas Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

180 ml (6 fl oz/¾ cup) thickened (whipping) cream
150

Dessert
December
Winter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Whisk the cream in a bowl until you have a thick ribbon. Refrigerate until needed.
Put the Champagne, egg yolks and sugar in a large metal bowl. Place the bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water, ensuring the base of the bowl isn’t touching the water. Whisk by hand for 3–4 minutes until the mixture becomes thick and pale.
Remove the bowl from t