Vanilla Bean Sauce Food

VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens, 10-15 minutes (or keep cooking until desired consistency).
• Drizzle sauce over cakes, pancakes, waffles, bread puddings, and more. Serve warm or slightly cool (the sauce will thicken as it cools).
• Sauce will keep in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to a week.

VANILLA BEAN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the brown sugar, half-and-half, butter, vanilla seeds and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-low to medium heat. Cook, whisking gently, until the mixture thickens, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Serve warm or refrigerate until cold. If the sauce is too thin, just continue cooking for a few more minutes.

VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in the water, stirring until blended. Bring mixture to a boil and continue to cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and mix in the butter and vanilla. Serve warm.

VANILLA BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute shallots, add wine, and peeled vanilla bean. Boil down slowly (about 2 hours); stir occasionally. Add cream simmer down. Add salt, pepper and sugar. Serve warm over cooked lobster.

VANILLA CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Place whipping cream in heavy medium saucepan.
• Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean: add pod.
• Bring cream to a simmer.
• Whisk egg yolks and sugar in medium metal bowl to blend.
• Gradually whisk in hot cream mixture.
• Return mixture to saucepan and stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and finger leave path when drawn across the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes (DO NOT BOIL).
• Strain.
• Cover and refrigerate custard sauce until cold, about 3 hours.
• Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.

VANILLA CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Place half and half in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 30 minutes.
• Whisk yolks and sugar in medium bowl until thick. Whisk half and half with vanilla bean into yolk mixture 1 TBLS at a time until the eggs warm up to prevent cooking. Return mixture to same saucepan. Stir custard over low heat until thickened enough to leave path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 6 minutes (do not boil). Pour into bowl. Chill uncovered until cold, about 2 hours. Then cover and chill until you use it, can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Remove vanilla bean before using - you can rinse dry it and add it to a jar of sugar for vanilla sugar.
• Note - some people like warm custard sauce over cake - just cool to your prefered temp and frig any leftovers.