Lemon Curd-Pistachio Sundaes

By vealam

Ingredients

• Vanilla Ice Cream:
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 3/4 cup sugar, divided
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and pod reserved
• 6 large egg yolks
• Lemon curd:
• 5 large egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup lemon juice (from 3 lemons)
• 5 teaspoons finely grated zest (from 2 lemons)
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• Pistachios:
• Vegetable-oil cooking spray
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 1/2 ounces lightly toasted pistachios (1/2 cup)
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• Serving:
• Vanilla Ice Cream (or store-bought)
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Details

Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 155mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make ice cream:
STEP 1
Combine cream, milk, and salt in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Add vanilla bean seeds and pod. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring, about 4 minutes.
STEP 2
Whisk together egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Whisk half the hot milk mixture into yolks, 1 ladle at a time. Pour mixture into pan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until custard is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes.
STEP 3
Pour custard through a fine sieve into a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice water; discard vanilla pod. Let cool, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate custard until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
STEP 4
Chill a loaf pan in freezer. Freeze custard in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer to pan. Cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until hardened, at least 2 hours and up to 3 days. (If ice cream is in freezer longer than 2 hours, let soften at room temperature 10 minutes before scooping.)


Make the lemon curd:
STEP 1
Cook egg yolks, sugar, and lemon juice and zest in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until bubbling in center, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk in butter, a few tablespoons at a time.
STEP 2
Immediately pass through a fine sieve into a bowl. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of curd to prevent skin from forming. Let cool; refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
STEP 3
Make the pistachios: Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Bring sugar and water to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook until a candy thermometer registers 238 degrees, about 6 minutes. Add nuts and salt, then cook, stirring, until sugar crystallizes, about 1 1/2 minutes. Pour mixture onto baking sheet, and let cool 30 minutes. Roughly chop nuts. Nuts can be stored up to 1 week.
STEP 4
To serve: Scoop ice cream into dishes. Top with curd and whipped cream, then sprinkle with nuts.