Green Tea Pots De Crème - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups 35% cream
2 teaspoons loose green tea leaves
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
boiling water
1 -2 orange, peeled and cut into segments
shaved white chocolate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F
In a saucepan, heat cream over medium heat until steaming. Remove from heat; stir in tea leaves and let steep for 5 minutes or until cream is well flavored. Strain cream into a bowl through a fine-mesh sieve. discarding tea leaves (do not press leaves). Let cool to room temperature. In a bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla until blended; whisk into cream. Pour int 8 x 4oz ramekins or custard cups.
Place ramekins in a large roasting pan; fill pan with enough boiling water to come three-quarters up sides of ramekins. Bake for about 40 minutes or until edges are firm and centers are still jiggly. Remove from water and let cool on rack.
Cover aan refrigerate for about 2 hours or until chilled or for up to 2 days. Serve in ramekins topped with orange segments and shaved white chocolate.