"MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE"

From Tyler Florence

3 ounces Mexican chocolate or bittersweet chocolate
3 cups milk
2 tablespoons sugar
pinch salt
miniature marshmallows, for serving
6 cinnamon sticks, for serving

Using a sharp knife, break chocolate into pieces.  In a saucepan, combine the chopped chocoate, milk, sugar and salt over medium-low heat.  Heat and stir until the chocolate is completely melted and milk is very hot, but not boiling, about 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat and froth the chocolate milk with a mini whisk.  Divide the hot chocolate among big mugs, top each with a few marshmallows, and serve with the cinnamon sticks as stirrers.  YIELD:  6 servings