Green Tea Ice Cream 녹차 아이스크림

Hey guys, it is already day five. Only two more posts after this one until the week comes to an end. I am kind of sad that I will be going back to posting only once a week, but then again school work will be hectic.

Anyways, todays post will be a Korean favourite, in fact I am quite sure that most people of Asian descent like this. The post today will be showing you how to make your own green tea ice cream. I know that this is not a strictly Korean recipe, but let's face it. Koreans really do like this stuff.

In Korean, green tea ice cream is called 녹차 아이스크림 (nok-cha aiseukeurim). And it is sold in Baskin-Robbins and other ice cream shops, and is a flavour that you can choose for almost all types of ice cream.

There isn't much to say about the history so I will get straight into the recipe.

Ingredients
3/4 cup milk
2 egg yolks
5 Tbsp sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 Tbsp green tea powder
3 Tbsp hot water

Method
1. Mix hot water and green tea powder together in a bowl and set aside.
2. Lightly whisk egg yolks in a pan. Add sugar in the pan and mix well.
3. Gradually add milk in the pan and mix well.
4. Put the pan on low heat and heat the mixture, stirring constantly. When the mixture is thickened, remove the pan from the heat.
5. Soak the bottom of the pan in ice water and cool the mixture.
6. Add green tea in the egg mixture and mix well, cooling in ice water.
7. Add whipped heavy cream in the mixture and stir gently.
8. Pour the mixture in an ice cream maker and freeze, following instructions of the ice cream maker. Or, pour the mixture in a container and freeze, stirring the ice cream a few times until the consistency of ice cream.




And there you have it, creamy green tea ice cream that you can make anytime. It will be a perfect way to end a meal as it starts getting warmer and heads towards summer in Korea.

Until tomorrow, stay healthy and happy.