Italian cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Zabaione

Warm foamy custard of egg yolk, sugar and Marsala – whisked up in minutes.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 6 egg yolks
• 90 g sugar
• 120 ml Marsala
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 vanilla pod
• Ladyfingers
• Berries

Instructions

1. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, salt and vanilla seeds in a metal bowl.
2. Set the bowl over a water bath – the water must not boil.
3. Stir in the Marsala and whisk without stopping.
4. After 8–10 minutes the cream is thick, warm and foamy – it must never curdle.
5. Pour into glasses immediately and serve with ladyfingers and berries.