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Chicken & Waffles Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 2-3 oz chicken skin
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 tsp dried sage
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 cube chicken bouillon
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 1 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 150 g sugar
  • 2 tbsp glucose syrup or corn syrup
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 175 g toasted waffles
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

  • place chicken skins in a small saucepan and heat on medium until crispy
  • add sage, kosher salt and chicken stock and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally until the liquid reduces down by 3/4, about 20 minutes.
  • add butter and melt, continuing to simmer stirring constantly until the milk solids separate and turn brown.
  • Reserve chicken butter in a small bowl.
  • Make or toast the waffles until they are slightly overdone, crispy and browned but not burnt.
  • Break up waffle into small chunks and place in a medium heat proof bowl.
  • Make a six yolk custard base:
  • Prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice and water halfway and nesting the medium heat proof bowl with the waffles inside it with a strainer on top.
  • Place egg yolks in a small heat proof bowl and have your small whisk ready.
  • Add milk, whipping cream, sugar and glucose or corn syrup into a medium pan and heat until it reaches 150° F.
  • Add about 1 cup of the hot liquid to the yolks, 1/3 cup at a time, whisking constantly to temper the eggs.
  • Return the egg mixture to the pot and stir constantly over medium heat until the mixture reaches 175° F and thickens to coat the back of a spoon.
  • Pour the mixture into the bowl of waffles over the ice bath, straining out any curdled pieces of egg.
  • Stir to chill the mixture, and once its at room temperature, blend the remaining pieces of waffle into the base with an immersion blender.
  • Chill the waffle infused base in the refrigerator, at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.
  • When ready to churn the ice cream, heat the chicken butter so that it melts but is not too hot. Allow to cool a bit if it's too hot but keep at liquid state.
  • Add the melted chicken butter to the waffle infused base and whisk or blend with immersion blender to combine.
  • Churn ice cream.
  • Enjoy immediately in a soft serve consistency or freeze overnight for a more sccop-able texture.