Desserts
Desserts
Green Tea Crème Brûlée
Preparation time: (+ 45 minutes in the oven + 3 hours in the refrigerator)
Serves: 6 portions
A special twist on one of the most traditional French desserts! This green tea crème brûlée will impress your guests.
With Portal Umami’s step-by-step guide, you’ll discover all the secrets of this wonderful preparation. Gather the ingredients and let’s get started!
Ingredients
- 1 and a half cups milk (300 ml)
- 1 and a half cups heavy cream (300 ml)
- half cup dried green tea leaves (35 g)
- 5 egg yolks (100 g)
- half cup sugar (75 g)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (36 g)
Modo de preparo
- In a medium saucepan, place the milk and cream and bring to a boil over high heat. Once it starts boiling, add the green tea, remove from the heat, cover, and let steep for 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, place the yolks and sugar, and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Gradually, and always stirring with a whisk (fouet), strain and add the hot milk mixture.
- Divide into 6 small heatproof ramekins (8.5 cm in diameter). Bake in a preheated medium oven (180°C / 350°F), in a water bath, for 45 minutes, or until slightly firm around the edges but still creamy in the center.
- Remove from the oven, let cool, cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- Remove from the refrigerator and sprinkle the granulated sugar on top of the cream. Using a torch, caramelize the sugar until golden.
- Serve immediately
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