Hojicha Crème Brûlée

Hojicha Crème Brûlée

by うま味シナジーAI 50 min 4 servings

Hojicha pyrazines (roast aroma compounds) dissolve into custard egg yolk lipids. Torch caramelization reactivates pyrazines in a two-stage structure.

Ingredients

  • • [{"name":"Hojicha Tea Leaves","amount":"2 tbsp"},{"name":"Heavy Cream","amount":"250ml"},{"name":"Egg Yolks","amount":"4"},{"name":"Sugar","amount":"50g"},{"name":"Granulated Sugar (brûlée)","amount":"4 tbsp"}]

Steps

  1. 1. [{"step":1,"text":"Steep hojicha leaves in cream over low heat for 5 min. Strain."},{"step":2,"text":"Mix egg yolks and sugar, gradually add hojicha cream. Strain."},{"step":3,"text":"Pour into ramekins. Bake in water bath at 150°C for 35 min. Chill 4 hours."},{"step":4,"text":"Before serving, sprinkle sugar and torch until caramelized (broiler works too)."}]

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Emma_Kitchen
★★★★★

Hojicha crème brûlée is so elegant. The torch step really does reactivate the roasty aroma.

ゆきの
★★★★★

ほうじ茶のブリュレ、バーナーで焦がした瞬間の香りが最高！カフェで出てくるレベル。