Stéphane Reynaud

Crème Anglaise

‘English Cream’ - Rich Stirred Custard

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

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Ripailles

By Stéphane Reynaud

Published 2008

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Ingredients

  • Milk 1 L
  • Egg yolks 8
  • Sugar 250 g

Method

  1. In a metal bowl, whisk the sugar with the egg yolks until the mixture turns pale and thick.
  2. Bring the milk to the boil with the vanilla pod split in two. Pour the milk gradually into the egg mixture, whisking all the time.
  3. Pour the mixture into a clean saucepan and cook very gently on the edge of the heat, stirring constantly. The temperature of the c