Hot Chocolate
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Ingredients
- 6ounces Valrhona bittersweet chocolate, plus some for shaving
- 1quart whole milk
- 1¾cups plus 1 tablespoon top-quality cocoa powder
- 3½tablespoons sugar
- 1tablespoon vanilla extract
Preparation
- Step 1
Cut the chocolate into small chunks. In a saucepan combine the milk and cocoa, and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, whisking until smooth. Stir in the sugar. Reduce the heat to very low, and stir in the chocolate a little at a time, until melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and stir in the vanilla. Serve in mugs, with a little chocolate shaved over the top.
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I think the measurements could be mis- typed. Perhaps too much cocoa powder? This was drinkable only when I doubled the milk and sugar. Even then, it was very bitter.
Rasputin couldn't stomach this.
Definitely has a mistake in the recipe - we couldn’t mix in enough milk to make it palatable.
I think the measurements could be mis- typed. Perhaps too much cocoa powder? This was drinkable only when I doubled the milk and sugar. Even then, it was very bitter.
Rasputin couldn't stomach this.
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