Thai Iced Tea Ice Cream

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   In a medium sauce pan, stir together the heavy cream, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and tea. Place over moderate heat and warm until almost simmering. Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and let the mixture steep for at least 1 hour. The longer you steep, the stronger the tea flavor-I prefer a more pronounced tea flavor so I let mine steep for about 2 hours.

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   Carefully squeeze the liquid from the tea sock then discard the tea. Over moderately low heat, warm the tea-infused milk mixture until almost simmering. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together 5 large egg yolks. Just before the mixture starts to simmer, turn off the heat. Slowly pour about 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking as you pour. Repeat one or two more times to temper the egg yolks then pour the egg and milk mixture back into the pan with the remaining milk and place over moderate heat. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom of the pan as you stir, until the mixture thickens. To test if it's ready, let the mixture coat the back of a wooden spoon, then use your finger to draw a thick line across the spoon-if the mixture holds the line, it's ready.

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   Pour the ice cream through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean bowl and chill completely. Once cold, process the ice cream according to the manufacturer's instructions. Freeze until solid.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.