French Custard Sauce Creme Anglaise Low Fat Recipes

JULIA CHILD'S VANILLA CUSTARD RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the milk in a saucepan over a low heat until just simmering then remove from the heat. 2. In a large bowl, using an electric whisk, beat the egg yolks until smooth and then beat in the sugar. Beat until thick and pale. 3. Continue to beat the egg yolk mixture while carefully and very slowly pouring the boiling milk in. Do it in a slow stream to prevent the eggs from scrambling. 4. Beat the mixture until all of the milk has been poured in and the mixture is smooth. 5. Pour the custard back into the saucepan and place it back onto a low heat. 6. Stir continuously until the custard coats the back of your spoon, taking it off the heat before it reaching simmering point. 7. Once the custard coats the back of your spoon, remove from the heat and continue to whisk for a couple more minutes to help the custard cool down. 8. Pour the custard through a sieve and briefly stir through the vanilla extract.

FRENCH CUSTARD SAUCE (CREME ANGLAISE) LOW-FAT

Steps:

• Whisk flour and 1/2 cup milk in a medium nonstick pan until smooth. Whisk in the remaining 1 1/2 cup of milk.
• Scrape seeds of the vanilla bean into pan then add the bean.
• Bring the mixture to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, then reduce heat to low, cook for 1 minute or until sauce thickens.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. While beating constantly, add a little bit of milk mixture to the bowl to temper the eggs. Then add the egg into milk mixture.
• Cook over low heatm stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Strain through sieve into a clean bowl.
• Sauce can be used warm or chilled. Store in air tight container in fridge for up to 2 days.

GRAND MARNIER CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks and sugar with whisk in medium saucepan until light in colour, about 5 minutes.
• Scald heavy cream and half and half in separate saucepan.
• Stir hot cream gradually into yolks, whisking constantly.
• Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-low heat, until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon; do not allow to boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in Grand Marnier and orange zest.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Place plastic wrap directly onto surface and refrigerate until cold.

CREME ANGLAISE ( VANILLA CUSTARD SAUCE)

Steps:

• Pour the milk and cream into to medium-sized saucepan.
• If using vanilla bean, scrape the seeds into the pan and then add the bean itself.
• Heat the milk until bubbles appear around the edge.
• Remove the pan from the heat and set aside for 15 minutes to let the milk absorb the vanilla.
• Remove and discard the bean.
• Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and vanilla extract, if using, until light and foamy, about 3 minutes.
• Starting with a few tablespoons, very gradually stir in the hot milk.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the custard starts to thicken slightly.
• Be very careful not to let the custard come to a boil or it will curdle.
• Allow the custard to cool completely and refrigerate.
• Variation: Flavor your custard with the grated zest of 1/2 lemon or orange instead of the vanilla.
• Or add a TBS or so of Grand Marnier, kirsch, or Kahlua to the finish custard.