Maple Caramel Sauce For Ice Cream Served At 2013 Obama Inaugural Recipes

MAPLE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cream, sugar and syrup in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer sauce until caramel colored and reduced to 1 3/4 cups, whisking occasionally, about 35 minutes. Mix in maple flavoring. Cool slightly. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring; add 2 tablespoons hot water if necessary to dissolve any crystallized sugar.)

SOUR CREAM ICE CREAM FROM 2013 OBAMA INAUGURAL LUNCHEON

Steps:

• Separate egg yolks from egg whites, one by one, and remove any white membrane clinging to the yolk. After separation, place each egg white in a container with a lid and freeze for later use in meringue or for macaroons.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine half-and-half, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla bean and heat just to a boil.
• Remove pan from heat.
• In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• Add the hot half-and-half mixture in a steady slow stream, whisking until it is all incorporated.
• Return the mixture to pan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring until it reaches 170 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Remove pan from heat again. Scrape the seeds from vanilla bean into mixture until combined well. Discard the pod.
• Stir sour cream into this custard until well combined and then strain through a fine sieve into a large bowl.
• Chill custard until cold and freeze in an ice cream maker.

CLAM CHOWDER SAUCE SERVED AT THE 2013 OBAMA INAUGURAL LUNCHEON

Steps:

• Combine shallots, garlic, dry white wine and clam juice in a bowl.
• Place a large heavy-bottomed pot on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
• Carefully place the clams in the bottom of the pot. Pour shallot-wine liquid over the clams quickly and cover with a lid. The clams will begin to open after a few minutes.
• Once the clams are opened, remove the pot from the heat and place clams in a bowl to cool, reserving the shallot liquid.
• Remove clams from shells and roughly chop them to be added to the sauce at the last minute.
• Strain the shallot liquid and place in a clean saucepan on medium heat to reduce by half (roughly 1 quart).
• In a separate sauce pot, sauté the diced vegetables in the canal oil with salt and pepper for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.
• Add the clam liquid and heavy cream to the vegetables and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and allow sauce to reduce until it reaches your desired consistency and the vegetables are tender. The sauce should coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• Chop the fresh tarragon and add the tarragon and the chopped clams to the sauce and serve immediately.

MAPLE CARAMEL SAUCE FOR ICE CREAM SERVED AT 2013 OBAMA INAUGURAL

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add brown sugar and salt.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Adjust heat to medium and boil 2 minutes longer.
• Add maple syrup and boil again for about another 2-4 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thick, smooth and coats a metal spoon.
• Remove from heat and keep warm for serving over Sour Cream Ice Cream.