Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 litre

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

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Ingredients

  • 75 g (3 oz) fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 250 mls (8

Method

Simmer the ginger in the syrup for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Scald the milk in a separate saucepan, remove from the heat and stir in the ginger syrup. Infuse for about an hour and do not strain at this stage.

Proceed with the ice-cream making in the usual way, reheating the milk and syrup mixture before pouring it on the beaten egg yolks to make the custard. Stir this ove