Lemongrass Brulee with Spicy Grilled Mangoes

Author
Byron Bay Chili Co
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Servings
6 serves
Category
Desserts

Ingredients

  • 3 whole eggs
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 cups cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3 mangoes
  • 1/4 cup Byron Bay Chilli Co Spicy Lemongrass Chilli Sauce

Directions

  1. In a bowl, whisk eggs and egg yolks together until well blended
  2. Heat cream, milk, caster sugar and lemongrass in a heavy saucepan until nearly boiling
  3. Gradually whisk cream mixture into eggs, then return to saucepan
  4. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the custard coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes
  5. Remove lemongrass and stir in vanilla
  6. Pour custard into 6 ramekins and set in a baking pan
  7. Place in a 160 degree oven and pour hot water into outer pan halfway up the sides of the ramekins to create a water bath
  8. Bake for 35 minutes or until centre of custard is set
  9. Remove ramekins from pan and cool
  10. Cover and chill
  11. Several hours before serving, sift brown sugar evenly over the top of each custard, spreading to the edges
  12. Set the ramekins under a hot oven grill and cook until browned, about 90 seconds
  13. Watch carefully so that topping does not burn
  14. Just before serving, cut mangoes in half to create 6 cheeks, leaving skin on and scoring the flesh into squares
  15. Brush each cheek with chilli sauce and either sear face-down on a barbecue grill or cook under an oven grill just long enough to caramelise the chilli sauce
  16. Serve alongside the brulee