Dark Chocolate-Ginger Ice Cream
adapted from The Perfect Scoop
makes 1 quart
2 c. heavy cream
1 c. whole milk
3/4 c. sugar
pinch of salt
3 inch knob of fresh ginger
5 oz. 85% dark chocolate
4 egg yolks
Peel and thinly slice the ginger. Add it to a saucepan with 1 cup of the cream, the milk, sugar and salt. Bring just to the boil, remove from the heat, cover and let steep for one hour.
Chop the chocolate. Melt it into the remaining cup of cream in a double boiler or bowl placed over a pot of simmering water.
When the ginger is done steeping, strain it out of the milk mixture. Return the milk to its pot and bring it back to a bare simmer.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks together. When the ginger/milk mixture is hot, whisk half of it into the eggs to temper them, then whisk the tempered eggs back into the pot with the remaining ginger/milk mixture. Stir constantly until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Strain the ginger/milk /egg mixture into the bowl of melted chocolate and whisk to combine. Cool over an ice bath, then stash in the fridge until thoroughly chilled.
Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions, then store in the freezer for a few hours until fully frozen.
Thursday Night Smackdown 
Love the combo of ginger and dark chocolate!
You’re just a big meanie, that’s all.
Had I not just had pound cake and strawberries, I would hate you right now. I still want some of that ice cream, however.
yeah, well, I had QUARK and RED CURRANTS and HONEY.
…You still win. Wow, yum.
I had potato chips and onion dip for dinner last night.
That ice cream seems like a much better choice. Sounds sooooo good.
I looked hard at that strainer picture, wondering “Why did she put potatoes in the milk? Does it change the texture? Does is make it creamier? Why?”
I may not be smart enough for Wordless Weekends.
Sounds like one of my favorite Green & Blacks chocolate bars. Yummy!
That looks magical.
fooddreamer, it’s really excellent – try it!
dee, yeah, i kind of am.
kay, you really do, because this is totally better than pound cake. and i say that as a sincere pound cake fan.
somnambule, quark, such a fun word.
cynic, ain’t nothing wrong with potato chips and onion dip. i loves me some onion dip.
but yeah, this ice cream was probably better.
psramsey, heh heh.
theresa, it’s actually a lot like that. so good!
camille, it is, it is.
yum. looks even better than the description.
You are my FAVORITE! I will have to suffer tonite with generic chocolate ice cream over chocolate cupcake under generic chocolate syrup listening to some electric blues, but yours sounds so much better. I prefer semi colons.
I made this last night. I wish my head was smaller so I could have pushed my face down to the bottom of the ice cream bucket to lick out the remnants that would not scrape out into the bowl for freezing purposes. Had the frozen, finished product for breakfast. So good and so much better than my usual work-day oatmeal.
maybelle’s, so rich, so decadent, so good.
bad dog, no one should have to suffer with generic chocolate ice cream.
theresa, so glad you like it!
Between you and the Grub Report, I’ve wanted to buy an ice cream maker for years now. This summer’s 100°F streak in the Midwest, plus a good price on the Cuisinart 2-qt decided me, and this was the first thing I made, with almost no edits*. Glorious! I may or may not be sneaking bites of it straight out of the container in between meals. Or, you know, whenever I am near the freezer.
*Per a savvy ice-cream-making pal, I added a wee bit of cheap brandy during the churn in hopes of maintaining scoopability, but I was chickenshit about the amount so it probably wasn’t enough to keep it soft. Honesty compels me to admit the flavor is fantastic, and also that I will add more next time.
@anne, congrats on your new purchase! and +1 on booze for scoopability.
I love dark chocolate ice cream. The ginger added most be a great final touch.