Jack Daniel's Chocolate Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 lb good-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/3 cup jack daniels whiskey
• 5 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup cold heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large stainless steel or enameled saucepan, heat the milk until bubbles rise around the edge of the pan.
• 2 remove from the heat, add vanilla, cover, and let steep for 20 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, melt the chocolate with the whiskey in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat and set aside.
• 4 in a big bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until thoroughly combined; gradually whisk in the warm milk.
• 5 pour this mixture back into the saucepan and heat, stirring constantly, until just slightly thickened; the temperature should be 170° on an instant-read thermometer.
• 6 strain the custard through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean bowl and let cool.
• 7 stir the melted chocolate mixture and cream mixture into the custard; cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• 8 freeze the ice cream in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions; transfer to a freezer container and freeze for an hour or two to firm before serving.