Leche Asada
A Chile dessert. Ready in about 1 hour 5 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 15 minPrep (about)
- 50 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 5 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 1 quart milk
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
Spices & seasonings (1): cinnamon sticks
- 2 cinnamon sticks
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 350°F.
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Pour the milk into a pot along using the lemon zest and cinnamon sticks.
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Bring to simmer over medium-high heat.
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Turn the heat down to low.
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Cook for 5 minutes.
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Turn heat off, and let it steep for 15 minutes.
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Beat the eggs and sugar together till the sugar has dissolved.
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Slowly beat in 1 cup of your hot milk, a little each time, until it has been mixed in.
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Mix the egg mix back into the hot milk.
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Pour in the pisco.
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Mix until well mixed.
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Pour your custard through a fine mesh sieve in a 2-quart ceramic baking dish to remove your lemon zest and cinnamon.
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Bake in heat the oven until set, and browned over the top, about 30 minutes.
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Chill before serving.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.