Perfect Creme Brulée is NOT About Caramel Top (recipe incl.)

Summary by Krater

The host attempts to replicate the creme brulee from Au Petit Riche in Paris, experimenting with vanilla pod extraction methods and finalizing a recipe with milk, cream, egg yolks, and sugar.

From the video

Answers: How do you make the best creme brulee?

• creme brulee recipe
• vanilla pod extraction
• custard making techniques
• torching sugar crust

Ingredients

• 1 part milk
• 5 parts cream
• 1 part egg yolks
• 1 part sugar
• vanilla pod
• vodka

What it concludes

• Extracting vanilla pods in vodka creates a complex, multidimensional vanilla flavor profile.
• A shallow and wide ramekin maximizes the surface area for the caramelized sugar crust while balancing the rich cream layer.