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Ingredients
4 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons Austrian rum (see note) or Cognac
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the milk in a large saucepan until almost boiling. Meanwhile, whip the cream to soft peaks. Set aside.
- Step 2
Remove milk from the heat and whisk in all but 2 teaspoons of the chocolate. Add the sugar and rum or Cognac and whisk until foamy.
- Step 3
Ladle the hot chocolate into 4 mugs, top with a large dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with the remaining chocolate. Serve immediately.
Austrian rum is available at Gotham Wines and Liquors, (212) 932-0990.
Private Notes
Comments
This is ridiculously delicious. Stroh 80 makes all the difference.
I used 3 cups of milk and 1 tbs sugar with brandy (all I had). Also great!
