Strawberries and Figs. Awesome together. Vanilla Ice Cream. Rockin’ when done well. Combine for dessert deliciousness.
| Mise en Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits | Dairy | ||
| 1 lb | Strawberries, husked, cut in half | 2 cups | heavy cream |
| 1 lb | Figs | 1 cup | whole milk/td> |
| 1 lemon | Juiced | 5 | egg yolks |
| Staples | |||
| 2 cups | Sugar | 1/2 cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Vanilla bean | Kosher salt | |
| Equipment | |
|---|---|
| 2 | pots |
| 1 | ice cream maker |
| 2 | mixing bowls |
| 1 | sieve |
| 1 | stick blender |
| 1 | ice bath |
| 2 | containers (small for jam, big for ice cream base) |
| Fruit jam directions | |
|---|---|
| Step | Action |
| 1 | In a mixing bowl, combine strawberries and figs. Fold in sugar. Let sit for 2-12 hours. Stir every hour or so. |
| 2 | Add everything to a pot with a pinch of salt, cook over medium high heat till it bubbles, then reduce heat to low. Cook till fruit is soft |
| 3 | Strain liquid from fruit. Reserve liquid for some other purpose (like strawberry fig vodka sodas) |
| 4 | Put strained fruit back into bowl, and hit it with the stick blender till smooth |
| 5 | Stir in half of lemon juice, taste, add more if needed |
| 6 | Chill in fridge |
| Ice cream base directions | |
|---|---|
| Step | Action |
| 1 | Combine cream, milk in pot, heat on low |
| 2 | Split vanilla bean, and scrape insides into pot. When done, drop bean into pot |
| 3 | Combine egg yolks and sugar in a bowl. Whisk till eggs take on a light yellow color. |
| 4 | Once cream has reached a bare simmer, take off heat and whisk slowly into eggs. You need to temper here, so add a tablespoon whisk in, then two tablespoons and whisk in, so on and so forth |
| 5 | Return combined mixture to pot, and heat over low heat to 170. Stirring constantly. |
| 6 | Evac mixture to container. Add a pinch of salt. Close container and put it carefully into ice bath. Let that sit for an hour or two, then refridgerate overnight. |
| Ice cream directions | |
|---|---|
| Step | Action |
| 1 | Add ice cream base into ice cream maker |
| 2 | Churn to about 75% done |
| 3 | Add jam and finish churning |
| 4 | Freeze overnight |