HEALTH FOCUS Ingredients • ½ cup of raw sugar. • 4 green cardamom pods • 7 large eggs (fresh, local or ½ teaspoon of ground and pasture-raised strongly cardamom. preferred), separated. • 1 teaspoon of whole black •2 cups of organic peppercorns or 1 teaspoon whole milk. of ground black pepper. • 3 cups of organic • 1 cinnamon stick (Ceylon heavy cream. preferred) or ½ teaspoon of • ⅓ cup of bourbon. ground cinnamon. •⅓ cup of aged rum • 1 whole nutmeg or ½ teas- • ⅓ cup of brandy poon of ground nutmeg. or cognac. Directions • Prepare the spice blend first. If you are using pre-ground spices, mix them together in a small bowl. If you are using whole spices, remove the seeds from the cardamom pod and place the seeds in a mortar with pestle with the whole black pepper. • Grate in ½ teaspoon of cinnamon (I use a Microplane grater) and ½ teaspoon of nutmeg. Pulverize the spices with the pestle until 昀椀nely ground •Place the egg yolks, spices and sugar in a large bowl. Using a hand mixer on the low setting, beat until smooth and creamy. Slowly add the milk and cream and blend on low until smooth and silky, about 2 minutes. Add in HHoolliidadayy the booze and stir. •Place the eggnog in a gallon Mason jar with lid, or a pitcher and cover with plastic wrap. Whatever container you use should have ample room to fold in the egg whites. SSppiciceedd • Beat the egg whites in a large bowl until semi-sti昀昀 peaks form, about 5–6 minutes. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the base. Chill, covered, for 36 to 48 hours before digging in. eggnog • Eggnog will keep for at least 2 weeks in the refrigerator, and it does get better with age By Nissa Pierson never liked eggnog—or so I thought. Year after para mantener a raya las bacterias de los huevos crudos, sino year, I declined it, turned o昀昀 by its bland taste, también para añadir profundidad y “espíritu” a la bebida. egg-y texture, and cardboard aftertaste. A la hora de añadir especias, experimenté con cardamomo You couldn’t have convinced me that one day verde y negro, pimienta negra, canela de Ceilán, pimienta de I I’d crave it or rely on it to boost my holiday Jamaica, nuez moscada e incluso chiles urfa biber para darle un spirit. Determined not to be a holiday bah humbug, I set out toque creativo. Al 昀椀nal, me decidí por cuatro especias, molidas to create a recipe I’d actually enjoy—and I succeeded! a mano para maximizar el sabor. Investigando la historia del eggnog, lo desglosé en cinco En cuanto a la técnica, descubrí que batir las claras a punto componentes esenciales: lácteos, huevos, alcohol, especias y de nieve semi 昀椀rme e incorporarlas a la mezcla de nata de una técnica. La crema, la leche y los huevos forman la base de un sola vez funcionaba perfectamente. gran eggnog, dándole una textura sedosa y rica. Por último, el paso clave: el añejamiento. Dejar reposar el Sabía que utilizar productos lácteos de alta calidad y huevos eggnog permite que el alcohol y las especias se asimilen por frescos de granja sería crucial. completo, creando la profundidad de sabor que hace que esta A continuación, me centré en el alcohol. Es esencial, no sólo bebida sea realmente especial. 8080 NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR/ D/ DECECEEMMBBEER 2R 200224 4 AABBAASSTOTO..CCOOMM CChhee攀爀攀爀s!s!