Tea infused pears with Jasmine custard
From: Ian Pengally, Sky Taste
syrup:
oolong and jasmine tea
equal amount of water and sugar
pound lemon grass
Add syrup ingredients in a saucepan - add tea in a muslim cloth and boil for 3-4 mins.
Remove tea/muslim and infuse peeled pears in the tea.
Creme Patissiere
1 1/4 cups (300 ml) milk
3 large egg yolks
1/4 cup (50 grams) caster sugar
1/8 cup (20 grams) plain flour
3 tbsp (20 grams) corn flour
dash of jasmine essence
Heat milk.
Cream together the sugar and eggs, add some warmed milk to temper.
Mix in flour & jasmine essence, then add remaining milk.
Return milk to the heat and Keep stirring until thickened
Pipe patissiere into a sugar tower and serve with the pear.
Spoon a little syrup over the pear.