Soak gelatine in cold water. Score the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Add pulp and pod to the milk. Boil the milk. Stir sugar and egg yolk for about 5 minutes until creamy.
Gradually stir the hot milk into the egg yolk. Heat while stirring constantly (the cream must not boil!!!) until the cream becomes thick. ("Peel to the rose".) Squeeze the gelatine and stir into the warm cream. Pour through a sieve into a bowl and place on a bowl with ice cubes. Stir occasionally and allow to cool until the cream begins to gel. Whip the cream until stiff and fold in. Pour into a piping bag with a large perforated spout and squirt onto plates in portions. Chill for 1 hour. Wash, clean and halve the strawberries. Distribute also in portions.
Whip the cream until stiff and fold in. Pour into a piping bag with a large perforated spout and squirt onto plates in portions. Chill for 1 hour. Wash, clean and halve the strawberries. Distribute also in portions. Decorate with mint and serve thickly dusted with icing sugar
Waiting time approx. 1 hour