green tea ice cream (recipe)

Green Tea Ice Cream 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 6 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoon matcha (powdered japanese green tea)
• Special equipment: an ice cream maker

Method:

• Bring cream, milk, and salt to a boil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan and remove from heat.

• Whisk together eggs, sugar, and matcha in a bowl (tea will not be completely dissolved), then add 1 cup hot cream mixture in a slow stream, whisking vigorously. 
• Whisk custard into remaining cream mixture in saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thick enough to coat back of spoon and registers 170°F on an instant-read thermometer (do not let boil).
• Immediately pour custard through a fine sieve into a metal bowl, then cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Chill, covered, until cold, at least 1 hour. 
• Freeze in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.