Créme caramel or Portuguese milk

Apr 04, 2023

INGREDIENTS

Cut the vanilla bean, extract the seeds and boil everything in the milk. Leave to infuse for 30 minutes⁣
In a bowl, shell the eggs and mix them with the sugar without incorporating air⁣
Filter the warm milk directly onto the eggs, stirring⁣
Prepare the dry caramel by melting the sugar in a saucepan with a thick bottom (just let it caramelize without stirring, do it only at the end)⁣
Pour it immediately into the chosen mold, even on the walls⁣
*Pour the egg mixture over it⁣
Place the mold in a pan and add hot water up to 3/4 of its height, bake in a preheated oven at 160° for 60 minutes⁣
Remove from the oven but let the mould cool in the pan ⁣
Finally, place the mold in the refrigerator covered with tin foil for about 4 hours (all night is fine).
To unmold it is important to run the smooth blade of the knife all around the perimeter.