(Parmesan ice-cream - Traditional recipe)

300 g (10 1/2 oz) grated Parmesan cheese
500 ml (16 fl oz - 2 cups) single cream
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt

Time:
45 minutes plus cooling time
Difficulty:
Medium difficulty
Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 711 (kCal) - 2977 (kJ)
Protein: 39.5 (g)
Total fat: 64.8 (g)
Total carbohydrate: 4.25 (g)
Sugars: 4.25 (g)

In a saucepan put cheese, salt and pepper. Add cream, stirring with a wooden spoon. Cook the mixture in bain-marie, whipping with a whisk continuously, until well fluffy.
Remove from the heat and pass the mixture through a sieve.
Put in the ice-cream freezer and follow the instructions to do an ice-cream.

Note

- You can serve, cut into slices, as a starter with ham and hard-boiled eggs.
- It may be a cheese course at the end of a lunch; in this case you needn't prepare a cake. The lunch may finish with fresh fruits. Don't choose this dish for a dinner.
- This is a recipe full of calories and fat. Don't eat it too much and too often!

What's the right wine?
Our suggestion is: Italian "Prosecco"

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