Instructions: Bring milk to a simmer. Meanwhile, combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes. Add half the milk to egg-yolk mixture and whisk until blended. Stir into remaining milk and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat a spoon. Remove from heat and immediately stir in cream.

Pass mixture through a strainer into a medium mixing bowl set in an ice bath. Whisk in melted chocolate and let chill, then freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturers instructions. Store in a plastic container in the freezer.

Makes about 1 quart.

Comments: For especially intense flavor, use the best-quality chocolate you can find - we like Valrhona.

Yield: 1 quart

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