Winter is coming up (at least if you are on my side of the hemisphere), and this means that is time again for a delicious hot chocolate. If you think that there is only one type ofhot chocolate you'll be surprised to find out there's a huge, interesting variety, behind it.
Here are a couple of examples of my best recipes. Let's start with a spicy one.
150gr (5 oz) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
600ml (1 liter more than a pint) milk
200ml (7 fl oz) cream
1 egg
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch grounded chili pepper
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
Put the dark chocolate together with 250ml (8½ fl oz) milk and a pinch of salt in a casserole and melt it on a low heat. Add the remaining milk, cream, sugar, a chili pepper and cinnamon. Mix it well and let it cook for a couple of minutes until it's almost boiling, then take it off the stove.
In a bowl add the egg with the vanilla extract and whip it until pale and bubbly. Now add the melted hot chocolate one tablespoon at the time and mix well. Put the mix back into the casserole and let it on the fire for a couple of minutes, whipping it with an electric mixer, until the hot chocolate has increased its volume. Just make sure you take it off the stove before it starts boiling and there you go, your spicy hot chocolate is ready.
