Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Lime Sorbet

Ingredients
2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Water
1 Cup Lime Juice (freshly squeezed 7-9 limes)
1 Tablespoon Of Lime Zest

Equipment
1 Zester
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Juicer
1 Large Pan
1 Wooden Spoon
1 Airtight Container
1 Metal fork
1 Sieve

The Good Bit
  1. Start by adding your sugar and water to the pan, also add in half the zest, now gently heat the water and stir with the wooden spoon until your mixture becomes clear. Meanwhile juice the limes and strain to remove any pulp and pips.
  2. Cool your syrup and then add the lime juice, give it a good stir and put it in your freezer for about an hour.
  3. Bring the sorbet out of the freezer and stir quickly with the fok, you may have to scrape chunks of ice, now you'll have to repeat this every half hour until you get a your sorbet, you can serve it like this, or is i like to do, whip up an egg white and fold it into the mixture then stick it back into the freezer.