Strawberries With White-Chocolate Custard Sauce

The title says it all. Easy and elegant. Prep time includes cooling time.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4  large  egg yolks
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 3  ounces  good-quality white chocolate, chopped
• 6  cups  small strawberries, rinsed, hulled (if berries are large, halve them)

Directions

1. In bowl, whisk yolks and sugar.
2. In saucepan, bring cream, milk, vanilla bean to a boil.
3. Gradually whisk hot cream mixture into yolk mixture.
4. Return this mixture to saucepan.
5. Over medium heat, stir constantly with heat-resistant rubber spatula, 3 minutes, until thick enough to coat spatula (do not let boil).
6. Remove from heat.
7. Add chocolate, stirring to melt.
8. Strain through fine sieve into bowl.
9. Remove bean; scrape out seeds into sauce.
10. Place bowl in larger bowl filled with ice cubes and water.
11. Stir sauce until very cold.
12. Place strawberries in 5 dessert glasses.
13. Spoon custard sauce over each serving.