Chocolate Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cream
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
8 ounces best-quality dark chocolate, chopped
6 egg yolks, beaten lightly
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Place cream, milk, sugar and chocolate into the top of a double-boiler or a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir over medium heat until chocolate has melted and sugar has dissolved; remove from heat; cool slightly; whisk in egg yolks and vanilla extract.
Pour mixture into ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions to make ice cream.