Dark Chocolate Goat’s Milk Ice Cream

1. Combine the goat’s milk, heavy cream, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and the chopped chocolate into a heavy pot.

2. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly so the chocolate gets completely incorporated into the milk, then turn off the heat.

3. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and remaining 1/2 cup sugar.

4. Whisk a cup of the hot milk mixture into the bowl with the egg yolk mixture.

5. Whisk in 1 more cup of the hot milk with the eggs, then pour it all back into the pot with the remaining hot milk and chocolate mixture.

6. Heat on medium high, whisking, until the mixture starts to thicken.

7. Remove from the heat and strain into a bowl through a mesh strainer.

8. Whisk in the vanilla.

9. Chill the ice cream base in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally. You want it to be ice cold when it’s poured into the ice cream machine.

10. Remove the mixture from the refrigerator and pour into your ice cream machine. Freeze according to your ice cream machine’s directions.

Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.