Creme brulee

Crème brûlèe. The classic custard-like dessert with a crispy sugar layer on top. How to prepare perfect crème brûlée sous vide, you can read in this recipe. The secret is the sous vide technique that makes this possible. Because by preparing the crème brûlèe sous vide, it is cooked below 85 degrees. In the recipe below, the crème brûlée is prepared in small glass jars. You can serve them directly in the same jars and burn them. The result is a soft and creamy dessert with a crispy layer of caramel.

Ingredients:

• 150 g egg yolk
• 500 ml cream
• 100 g sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• 2 g salt

Preparation:

1. Get everything ready: Take a container, pan or the sous vide container and fill it with warm water. Set the sous vide device to 82 °C and let the water heat up.
2. Start with the cream: Then mix the egg yolks, sugar and salt together in a bowl and beat it smooth with a whisk. In the meantime, heat the cream together with the vanilla pulp in a pan to about 70 °C. Let this steep for about 5 minutes so that the vanilla flavour is well absorbed. Then pour the hot cream onto the egg mixture and stir the mixture in the meantime until it becomes firmer.
3. Fill the jars: Divide the mixture over the jars and close the lids tightly. Carefully place the jars in the sous vide container and let them cook for at least 1 hour at 82 degrees.
4. Brûlée de crème: After they are cooked, they must be cooled down immediately. The fastest way to do this is to put them in a bowl of ice water and cool them in it. Once they have cooled down, it is time to burn them. Place a layer of sugar on top of the crème. The more sugar you add, the crispier the layer will be. Take a crème brûlée burner . Burn the sugar until it is golden brown and hold the burner about 20 centimeters away. When you have reached the color you want, you must give the sugar some time to harden. Enjoy!

You will need the following products to prepare this recipe:

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Suitable for sous vide cooking
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Kitchen burner for a delicious crispy caramel layer
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