Ginger Creme Brulee

Recipe Cuisine: American
Recipe Category: dairy
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

2 oz. ginger root, pared, grated
1 qt. heavy cream
10 Egg yolks
9 oz. sugar

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp. sugar
candied ginger, as needed
berries, as needed
6 mint leaves

Recipe Instructions:

Combine ginger and cream in Sauce pan; heat to boiling. Remove from heat; let cool 15 minutes. Strain. Place Egg yolks and Sugar in mixing bowl; mix using hand whisk. Slowly whisk in cooled cream. Pour mixture into Soup cups. Place in hotel pans containing 1 in. water; bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour. Remove from oven; refrigerate overnight. TO SERVE Sprinkle 1 tsp. Sugar over each cup; brown in salamander or with hand torch. Garnish with candied ginger, berries and mint. NOTES Season: Year round Food cost: Moderate Wine notes: Sauvignon Blanc Botrytis Special ingredients: Fresh and candied ginger