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The night before, place the jasmine teabags in the 10 ounces of milk. Press down so that they are partially submerged. Give a stir, then cover and refrigerate. For a more spur-of-the-moment preparation, see Step 5.
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The next day, combine the cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a small bowl. Stir thoroughly to break up any lumps.
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In the bottom of a double boiler, bring 1-2 inches of water to simmer. Turn off burner, place bowl over the pot of water (make sure bottom of bowl is not touching the hot water) and place the chopped white chocolate into the bowl. Melt the white chocolate, stirring with a spatula and watching it closely, as white chocolate can burn quickly. Stir until only small lumps remain, then remove chocolate from the stovetop to the counter and stir until chocolate is perfectly smooth.
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Stir the 2 tablespoons of cold milk into the cornstarch mixture, whisking until smooth.
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Stir the tea bag-milk mixture, then remove tea bags from milk, squeezing gently. Pour infused milk mixture, (or the 10 oz. of milk if using quick method), into a small heavy saucepan, and place the saucepan over medium-low flame. Scald the milk: warm the mixture until you see small bubbles around the edges, stirring from time to time. (If you didn't steep the teabags in the milk overnight, add the jasmine-green tea teabags here, take the pan off the heat, and allow to infuse 3 to 4 minutes. Remove teabags and squeeze gently into the mixture before proceeding).
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Scrape the cornstarch-milk mixture into the infused, scalded milk. Whisking constantly, heat mixture over medium-low flame until thickened, about 4 to 6 minutes. It will coat the back of a spoon and a finger drawn across the spoon will leave a streak. You can thicken a little further to the consistency you prefer: It can be pourable or spoonable, but don't overcook; this should be a soft custard with some jiggle. Once it approaches your preferred thickness, scoop a bit of the custard (about 1/3 cup) into the melted chocolate and combine well, then scrape this mixture back into the custard. Whisk until smooth, then pour or scrape the sachlav into two warmed 5-ounce coffee cups. Decorate with chopped pistachios, orange peel and/or dried cherries; serve hot with a spoon.
