SOUTHERN COMFORT CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
6 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
2 cup cold milk
1 vanilla bean, split
8 oz chocolate chips
1/2 c Southern Comfort whiskey
Combine egg yolks and sugar in small bowl
until smooth and yellowish
Place cream, milk and vanilla bean
in small saucepan over medium heat
and bring to boil.
Immediately remove from heat and cool
slightly.
Remove vanilla bean
and add a small amount of cream
to the yolks, stirring briskly.
Slowly add yolks to remaining cream,
stirring constantly.
Strain through cheesecloth or a fine sieve.
Melt chocolate over hot water
in the top half of a double boiler or in the
microwave.
Stir into cream mixture and strain once more.
Stir in whiskey and chill.
When well chilled, pour into an ice cream maker.
Now it's time for you to chill ..enjoy
Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.