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                        CUSTARD CUPS WITH STREGA

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Custards
               Masterchefs                      Norleans
               Lariv

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4       lg           Eggs
    1/2   c            Sugar
    1/2   ts           Vanilla
  1       t            Zest, lemon
  2 1/2   c            Milk, scalded
    1/2   c            Sugar
  3       tb           Water
    1/2   c            Liqueur, Strega

      Beat the eggs with the sugar and vanilla until
 froth and lemon-colored.

      Add the lemon zest and continue beating.

      Add the milk, whisking all the while.

      Boil the second half-cup of sugar with the water
 to make caramel and pour into custard cups.

      Add the whisked egg-and-milk mixture and place
 cups in a pan. Fill the pan with enough water to come
 halfway to the top of the cups.

      Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes or until a toothpick
 comes out clean when inserted into the center of the
 custards.

      Unmold and serve with Strega.

      Source: Great Chefs of New Orleans, Tele-record Productions - 1983
      :    www.greatchefs.com - 747 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
      :    Chef Goffredo Fraccaro, La Riviera
 Restaurant, New Orleans


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