Marzipan ice cream with spiced oranges

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 5 egg yolks
• 130 g sugar
• 750 ml milk
• 250 ml cream, sweet
• 400 g marzipan
• 1 shot of Amaretto
• 6 oranges
• 1 cinnamon stick(s)
• 1 star anise
• 4 cardamom pods, crushed
• 3 cloves
• 50 g sugar
• 3 tbsp Grand Marnier
• 1 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 16 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 17 hours

For the marzipan ice cream, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until frothy. Bring the milk and cream to a boil and slowly pour into the yolk mixture while whisking constantly. Heat the mixture over a bain-marie until the liquid begins to thicken at around 80 degrees Celsius (176 degrees Fahrenheit). Add the marzipan bit by bit and blend with a hand blender until completely dissolved. Season the mixture with a dash of Amaretto and let it set in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, cool the cream in the ice cream maker and let it harden in the freezer. For the spiced oranges, fillet the oranges. Squeeze the juice from the remaining oranges and bring to a boil with the sugar and spices. Let the mixture steep for at least an hour. Strain the liquid through a sieve, add the cornstarch, and bring everything to a boil. If the liquid isn’t thick enough, add a little more cornstarch dissolved in water. Season the sauce to taste with Grand Marnier. Add the fillets to the hot orange sauce and let them cool completely. Refrigerate the marzipan ice cream for half an hour before serving. For each serving, cut a scoop and pour the spiced oranges and sauce around it.