Crema Catalana with salted caramel sauce

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• 200 ml heavy cream
• 25 g sugar
• ½ vanilla bean

• oven
• cooking spoon
• small sauce pan

Preheat the oven to 120°C/250°F. Heat (don't boil!) heavy cream with some of the sugar and vanilla seeds until the sugar has dissolved.

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• 3 egg yolks

• large bowl
• whisk

Next, whisk the warm mixture into the egg yolks in a large bowl.

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• tall baking dish or roaster
• kettle (optional)
• brûlée tins

Pour the mixture into brûlée tins and place these into a tall baking dish. Pour hot water into the baking dish, creating a water bath in which to cook the crème brûlée.

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Bake in a preheated oven at 120°C/250°F for approx. 60 min. Next, remove the tins from the water bath and leave to cool for 30 min. Chill for at least four hours or overnight before serving.

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• 50 g sugar
• 50 ml water
• salt

• small frying pan
• cooking spoon

Caramelize rest of the sugar in a small frying pan. Add a pinch of salt, pour in water and reduce into a sauce. Pour over the Crema Catalana to serve.

Enjoy your meal!