Posted by: Queen Bee 06-24-99 9:07 PM
Mint chocolate ice cream
1 cup mint leaves (preferably spearmint)
1/3 cup superfine sugar
3 oz semisweet chocolate
2 eggs separated
1 1/3 cups heavy cream
Decoration:
Mint leaves
1 oz semisweet chocolate
Mix mint leaves with half of sugar and chop as finely as possible.
Set a bowl over a pan of simmering water and melt 2 oz of chocolate.
Remove from heat and add egg yolks and whisk until creamy. Cool.
Whip cream until soft peaks form, then fold in chopped mint.
Fold whipped mint cream into cooled chocolate mixture.
Freeze mixture in a 2 quart ice cube tray.
When ice cream becomes slightly frozen on edges whisk for about 2 minutes
Return to freezer, then whisk every 45 minutes until it is just set.
Whisk egg whites until soft peaks form.
Fold in remaining sugar then fold carefully into frozen ice cream.
Grate remaining 1 oz of chocolate and stir it into ice cream.
Return ice cream to freezer until completely set. Serve decorated with mint leaves dipped in melted chocolate