Tahitian vanilla creme brulee

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 ounces Half-and-half
1 Tahitian vanilla bean
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
8 Egg yolks
1 Whole egg
5 ounces Sugar
24 ounces Heavy cream
1 cup Fine sugar; or as needed

Directions

Heat half-and-half with vanilla bean and extract. Whisk together yolks, egg and sugar. Pour a small amount of hot half-and-half into the egg mixture to temper the eggs. Add the remaining half-and-half. When cooled, add in cream. Cool completely. Remove vanilla bean.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Fill ramekins with mixture and place in baking dish. Fill with hot water half way up, cover tightly with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Cool well. Sprinkle sugar over surface of creme. Place under broiler and broil until nicely browned and caramelized.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source: "EAST MEETS WEST with Ming Tsai - (Show # MT-1A38) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5): "10-27-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@..."

Per serving: 430 Calories (kcal); 37g Total Fat; (76% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 353mg Cholesterol; 46mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Ming Tsai

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