Mike's Vanilla Custard Sauce

Name: Mike's Vanilla Custard Sauce
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups whole milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 5 large egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla

4 ingredients•7 steps•2 cups

Ingredients

1
Bring milk and sugar to a simmer in a saucepan without stirring.
2
Whisk egg yolks in a bowl until blended, then gradually whisk into hot milk mixture.
3
Return all to saucepan and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens enough to coat back of a wooden spoon and registers 170°F on an instant-read thermometer.
4
Immediately pour sauce through a fine sieve into a metal bowl and place bowl in a large bowl of ice and cold water.
5
Stir in vanilla and whisk custard occasionally until cool.
6
Cover surface with a piece of wax paper to prevent a skin from forming.
7
Chill in refrigerator until cold.