Darjeeling ice cream with fresh lychees and candied orange z

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
5Egg yolks
3tablespoonsVanilla sugar
450millilitresDouble cream; (3/4 pint)
150millilitresStrong Darjeeling tea made with leaf tea; (1/4 pint)
; for a good flavour
Seeds from 2 cardomom pods; crushed
450gramsFresh lychees; (1lb)
Candied zest of 1 orange

Directions

Blend yolks, vanilla sugar and a little cornflour in a bowl with a little cream. Bring the tea, cardomom and cream to the boil and pour over the yolk mixture whisking all the time until it thickens. Cool and then chill.

Pour into the ice-cream machine and churn until double in volume and frozen.

Peel and lychees and put into serving glasses. Top with scoops of the ice cream and decorate with the candied zest and a mint leaf.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 297 Calories (kcal); 26g Total Fat; (78% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 1063mg Cholesterol; 36mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.