Creme Brule

Cooked on
 Guess Who's Cooking
by Ruth Thackray
Originally aired on
Cable 12
 August 4, 2003

Ruth Thackray has had a distinguished career as a chef. She cooked for royalty in England and Spain before moving to The Bahamas. For a few years she worked at her husband’s business, The Thyme Group, and now she manages an apartment complex. We were very happy to have Ruth join us for two episodes.



Heat the Heavy Cream and a Vanilla Pod together. Separate the Eggs. We are going to use the Yolks. Into the Egg Yolks add 3/4 cup of Sugar and mix. Add the Egg and the Sugar mixture to the Heavy Cream. Add a cap full of Vanilla Extract. Cook this mixture at a medium heat. Strain the mixture and mix some more. Pour this mixture into Ramekin Dishes. Let cool for one hour. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for eight hours. For the topping, do one of the following: Add 1/4 cup of Water to 1 cup of Sugar and cook until caramelized and pour over top or use a Propane Torch to burn the Sugar that has been coated on top of the Heavy Cream mixture in the ramekin. Add Strawberries and/or Raspberries for decoration.
Ingredients

3 cups heavy cream

10 egg yolks

1 cap full vanilla extract

1/4 cup water

strawberries for decoration

vanilla pod

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup sugar

sugar to cover top of dishes

raspberries for decoration