Desserts

Gachuurt (yak milk sorbet)

A traditional Mongolian ice cream made with yak milk, sweet and creamy, often enjoyed in summer. It has a mild, slightly milky flavour, richer than ordinary ice cream.

25 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇲🇳 Mongolia

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Ingredients

500 ml Whole cow's milk
200 ml Thick fresh cream
100 g Sugar
3 Egg yolks

Spices & seasoning

Vanilla powder

Optional extras

50 g Chopped dried fruit

Nutrition facts

353 kcal per serving

Protein: 7.7 g
Carbohydrates: 32.8 g
of which sugars: 32.5 g
Fat: 20.9 g
of which saturated fat: 12.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

In a saucepan, heat the milk with half the sugar until just simmering, without boiling.
In a bowl, whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar until pale.
Gradually pour the hot milk over the yolks while whisking, then return everything to the saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring, until the custard coats the back of a spoon, without letting it boil.
Add the cream and vanilla, mix, then let cool.
Pour into a container and freeze for 3 hours, stirring every 30 minutes, then let it set completely.