Stracciatella Gelato

You can make the custard base a day ahead for this chocolate chip gelato.
6 servings
PREP TIME: 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 3 hours (includes chilling and freezing time)


From BA, May 2011

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
3/4 cup sugar
5 large egg yolks
Pinch of kosher salt
1/2 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tsp. vegetable oil

Preparation


Place milk in a medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to a simmer, whisking often. Whisk sugar, yolks, and salt in a medium bowl until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into yolk mixture. Return to saucepan; stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and a thermometer registers 170°-175°, about 5 minutes (do not boil). Strain into a medium bowl. Stir in cream. Chill custard until cold, at least 2 hours.

Stir chocolate and oil in a small sauce-pan over low heat until melted; let cool.

Process custard in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Slowly add all but 1 tsp. melted chocolate during the last 30 seconds of churning (chocolate will form small chips). Transfer to a bowl. Drizzle remaining chocolate over gelato in zigzag lines. Serve immediately.
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Nutritional Information
One serving contains:
Calories (kcal) 319.6
%Calories from Fat 51.1
Fat (g) 18.2
Saturated Fat (g) 9.2
Cholesterol (mg) 210.3
Carbohydrates (g) 36.1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.6
Total Sugars (g) 34.2
Net Carbs (g) 35.6
Protein (g) 5.6
Sodium (mg) 54.5

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