MEAT FREE MONDAY | Sweet Corn Crème Brûlées
10.9.12
So I am a crème brûlées junkie. The one who looks at the dessert menu first before looking at the mains, to see if it is on the chef's repertoire. So imagine my delight and confusion when I saw that The Tasting Table had featured a sweet corn crème brûlées. I had to try it, and man was it delish!
With a subtle, but present hint of roasted corn bouncing around with the creamy sweetness we associate with this bit of heaven in a pot, I had to share with you this recipe that had me in a delightful giddy.
I would recommend using berries that are in season, as those taste the sweetest.
Recipe adapted from Ashley Weaver, Burritt Room + Tavern, San Francisco
YIELD Six 4-ounce servings | COOKING TIME 1hr 40mins
INGREDIENTS
2 ears corn
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1¾ cups heavy cream, divided
1¾ cups whole milk, divided
¼ cup granulated sugar
6 egg yolks, whisked
Hot water
3 tablespoons raw sugar
1 pint fresh blackberries
Preparations
1. Preheat the oven
to 350°. Peel the husks away from the corn but don’t remove them. Remove
the fine silks, then cover the corn again with the husk.
Place the ears
on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes. Turn the corn over and
continue roasting until the corn is plump and the husks are browned,
about 15 minutes more. Remove the corn from the oven, set aside to cool
slightly, then remove the husks and slice the kernels off the cob.
2. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, add the butter. Once
the butter is melted add the corn kernels, ¾ cup of the cream and ¾ cup
of the milk. Cook until the corn is very soft and the kernels begin to
pop, about 20 minutes. Carefully add the mixture to a blender and blend
until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and return to the
saucepan.
3. Add the remaining 1 cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk and the granulated
sugar and bring to a boil. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh
strainer into a large bowl and set aside to cool completely. Once the
mixture is cooled, whisk in the egg yolks and pour the mixture into six
4-ounce ramekins.
4. Turn the oven down to 300°. Place the ramekins in a high-sided
baking pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the
ramekins. Cover the baking pan with foil and place the pan in the oven.
Bake until the custard is set, about one hour. Remove the pan from the
oven and set aside. Allow the crème brûlées to cool completely in the
water bath, then remove and refrigerate overnight.
5. Sprinkle the tops of the crème brûlées with raw sugar and use a
blowtorch to caramelize the sugar. Alternatively, turn on the broiler,
place the sugared crème brûlées on a baking sheet and place under the
broiler. Broil until the sugar caramelizes, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve
with fresh blackberries.
Taken from The Tasting Table
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