Limoncello CrÈme BrÛlÉe Food

LIMONCELLO CRÈME BRÛLÉE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or a clean kitchen towel so they don't slide. Set ramekins on top.
• In a medium pot over medium heat, add cream, vanilla bean, lemon zest and salt; bring the mixture to the point just before it starts simmering. Turn off the heat and let it steep for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar; whisk until well blended.
• Discard vanilla pod and slowly pour hot cream into egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly to temper the eggs. Stir in limoncello. Strain mixture through a fine sieve; discard. Pour custard evenly into ramekins and carefully transfer the baking dish to the oven. Pour hot water 2/3 up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake until just set with a slight jiggle in the center, about 30 to 35 minutes for shallow ramekins (about 1-inch high) and 35 to 40 minutes for taller ramekins (about 2-inches high).
• Carefully remove ramekins from water and cool on a wire rack. When cool, place on a baking sheet lined with silicone mat and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
• Just before serving or up to 2 hours before serving, sprinkle sugar (1 tablespoons per shallow ramekin) evenly over the surface. Using a torch or broiler, heat until the sugar melts and caramelizes. Makes 6 ramekins.

LEMON CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325῰F.
• Finely grate 2 tablespoons zest from lemons into cream in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in 7 tablespoons turbinado sugar and a pinch of salt. Heat mixture over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until almost boiling, then remove from heat.
• Lightly beat yolks in a bowl, then gradually whisk in hot cream. Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a quart-size glass measure and stir in vanilla and 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice. Divide among ramekins.
• Arrange ramekins in a roasting pan and bake in a water bath until custards are just set around edge but centers wobble when pan is gently shaken, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool custards in water bath 20 minutes, then remove from pan and chill, uncovered, at least 4 hours. (Custards will set completely as they chill.) Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar evenly over each custard, then move blowtorch flame evenly back and forth close to sugar until sugar is caramelized. Let stand until caramel is hardened, 3 to 5 minutes.

TARRAGON LIMONCELLO HALIBUT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Pour half of it in a small saucepan; keep it warm.
• Lay lemon slices on a large foil and place fillet on top, skin side down. Brush generously with the room temperature butter sauce (the one from the small bowl); season with salt, black pepper and hot paprika.
• Gather foil together, fold it and crimp it, including the ends. Place it on a perforated grill top and transfer to the BBQ. Grill for 15 to 20 minutes at 500-550ºF, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Before serving, spoon the warm butter sauce on top. Served with rice and steamed veggies.

LIMONCELLO CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or a clean kitchen towel so they don't slide. Set ramekins on top.
• In a medium pot over medium heat, add cream, vanilla bean, lemon zest and salt; bring the mixture to the point just before it starts simmering. Turn off the heat and let it steep for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar; whisk until well blended.
• Discard vanilla pod and slowly pour hot cream into egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly to temper the eggs. Stir in limoncello. Strain mixture through a fine sieve; discard. Pour custard evenly into ramekins and carefully transfer the baking sheet to the oven. Pour hot water 2/3 up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake until just set with a slight jiggle in the center, about 30 to 35 minutes for shallow ramekins (about 1-inch high) and 35 to 40 minutes for taller ramekins (about 2-inches high).
• Carefully remove ramekins from water and cool on a wire rack. When cool, place on a baking sheet lined with silicone mat and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
• Just before serving or up to 2 hours before serving, sprinkle sugar (1 tbsp. per shallow ramekin) evenly over the surface. Using a torch or broiler, heat until the sugar melts and caramelizes. Makes 6 ramekins
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ORANGE BLOSSOM CRèME BRULéE/ CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 °F. (~160 °C).
• In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until thick and light in color. Add the cream, vanilla, and orange blossom water and continue to whisk until well blended.
• Divide the mixture among 4 ramekins or custard cups. Place in a water-bath (a large shallow pan of hot water, which surrounds the ramekins with gentle heat while baking and will prevent overheating and/or curdling.}.
• Bake for 40 min or until it sets around the edges and stays loose in the center. (The center should jiggle when the pan is tapped) Remove from the oven and leave in the water bath until cooled. Remove the cups from the water bath and chill for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
• Sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of brown sugar over each crème brulée. Using a small hand held torch, burn the sugar until it caramelizes. Re-chill for a few minutes before serving.
• Serves 4.