Cheese
Salted Egg Yolk Ice Cream
- Makes about 1 quart
Author Notes
Last year I discovered liu sha bao (流沙包), a steamed bun filled with a molten custard flavored with salted duck egg yolks. It's salty and sweet and oh so very rich.
To capture the custard in ice cream form, I adapted Jeni's frozen custard base by substituting 3 of the raw egg yolks with 3 cooked salted duck egg yolks. You can find cooked salted duck egg yolks at a Chinese grocery store or make them yourself. I also added some turmeric powder to amp up the yellow coloring (another trick I learn from Jeni!), but you won't taste it in the final product.
I'd highly recommend making mochi ice cream with this flavor; it's basically the ice cream form of liu sha bao! —Joy Huang | The Cooking of Joy
What You'll Need
Ingredients
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3
cooked salted duck eggs
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2 tablespoons
cream cheese, softened
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1/2 teaspoon
kosher salt
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1/8 teaspoon
turmeric (optional)
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2 3/4 cups
whole milk
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3
large raw egg yolks
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1 tablespoon
plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
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1 cup
heavy cream
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3/4 cup
sugar
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2 tablespoons
light corn syrup
Directions
- Carefully crack and peel the salted duck eggs, removing the whites until you are left with only the egg yolks. Mash the egg yolks in a medium bowl, then add the cream cheese, salt, and turmeric and whisk until smooth.
- Mix about 2 tablespoons of the milk, the raw egg yolks, and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside. Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
- Combine the remaining milk, the cream, sugar, and corn syrup in a 4-quart saucepan, bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually add about 2 cups of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk mixture, one ladleful at a time, stirring well after each addition. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, just until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and strain through a sieve if necessary.
- Gradually whisk the hot milk mixture into the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag and submerge the sealed bag in the ice bath. Let stand, adding more ice as necessary, until cold, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the frozen canister from the freezer, assemble your ice cream machine, and turn it on. Pour the custard base into the canister and spin until thick and creamy.
- Pack the custard into a storage container. Press a sheet of parchment directly against the surface and seal with an airtight lid. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.
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