Chocolate Brownie with Hot Cherries and Pistachio Ice Cream

From Ed Baines, Sky Taste. Serves 2

275g bitter chocolate
225g butter
400g sugar
Half tsp of salt
5 eggs
200g plain flour
1 vanilla pod

1. Over a bain marie melt the chocolate and butter together until melted.

2. Whisk in sugar, vanilla and salt, beat the eggs and the flour.

3. Put into butter rings, cook for 12 or 15 min at 180C.

Hot Cherries

1 litre of cherry puree
400g sugar
300ml water

1. Place all in a pan and bring to the boil then simmer until thickened. Pass and cool.

6 egg yolks
120g sugar
500ml milk
300g pistachio paste

1. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar.

2. Place the milk in a pan, bring to the boil and melt the pistachio.

3. Add the half of milk to the egg mix and whisk, place back into the pan on the heat and stir until thickened. Cool and place in ice cream machine.

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