Name: Vanilla ice-cream with roasted black sesame sauce
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: ½ cup black sesame seeds; ½ cup smooth peanut butter; ½ cup caster sugar; ½ cup coconut cream; 1 tbsp cornstarch,mixed with a little cold water; vanilla ice-cream,to serve

Vanilla ice-cream with roasted black sesame sauce.William Meppem

Black sesame soup is a popular Chinese dessert that was adapted in Thailand with the addition of peanuts and coconut cream. Adjust the consistency as you like – here I’ve used it as a thick sauce for ice-cream.

Ingredients

½ cup black sesame seeds
½ cup smooth peanut butter
½ cup caster sugar
½ cup coconut cream
1 tbsp cornstarch,mixed with a little cold water
vanilla ice-cream,to serve

Method

In a dry saucepan,toast the black sesame seeds until fragrant,then transfer to a blender. Measure 750ml of water and add a little to the sesame seeds,blending to form a paste.
Add the peanut butter and a little more water and blend again to form a paste. Transfer the contents of the blender to a saucepan,using the remaining water to rinse any residue from the blender jug into the pan.
Add the sugar to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes,then add the coconut cream and stir well. Add the cornstarch a little at a time until the mixture reaches the consistency of a thick soup. Allow to cool and serve,warm or cold,over (or under) vanilla ice-cream.
Find more of Adam Liaw's recipes in theGood Food Favourite Recipes cookbook.
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