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Plain Hot Chocolate

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 6 ingredients

  1. two ounces chocolate
  2. two tablespoons hot water
  3. three tablespoonfuls sugar
  4. one tablespoonful cornstarch
  5. Cut
  6. one quart milk
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. For six people, use one quart milk, two ounces chocolate, one tablespoonful cornstarch, three tablespoonfuls sugar;
  2. two tablespoons hot water.
  3. Cut chocolate in fine bits, add sugar, cornstarch and water;
  4. cook stirring constantly until mixture is smooth ;
  5. add this to hot milk, bring to boiling point, serve with a marshmallow on each cup.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Wooden spoon