Catalan custard

Catalonia

Catalonia
  • Ingredients

    Ingredients for 4 people: 1l of milk 8 egg yolks 200g of sugar 45g of starch 10g of sugar for burning the grated rind of half a lemon

  • Preparation

    Separate the yolks from the whites. Put the yolks in an earthenware dish. Grate the peel of half a lemon, put everything in the mixer, add a pinch of salt and the litre of milk. Put it on a low heat, stirring continuously with a wooden spatula.

  • Presentation

    Once it has solidified, pour the mixture into small, individual earthenware dishes, dust with icing sugar and burn the surface with a red hot iron until it caramelises.