Cherry Sorbet
Makes 4 cups Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs (roughly 4 cups) ripe flavorful black Cherries (can be mix of black and Rainer cherries) 2 cups water 3/4 cup baker’s sugar 1/2 cup Sweet white wine (Riesling or Muscat Canelli) Juice of ½ fresh Meyer lemon, strained 2 tablespoons kirsch A few drops of almond extract Directions: - Pit the cherries and set aside.
- Put water and sugar in a small non-reactive saucepan and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat – make a simple syrup. Simmer for 6 minutes.
- Simmer cherries for about 5 or 6 minutes, until the cherries soften and begin to release their juices, in the simple syrup. The syrup should be have medium red intense color.
- Transfer syrup with cherries to a bowl. Add lemon juice, kirsch and almond extract to cherry mixture. Cool to room temperature.
- Puree cherry mixture in a blender / food processor until completely smooth.
- Chill thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture through a strainer into the ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- If it is to be stored, quickly scrape the sorbet into plastic freezer container, level the surface, cover with waxed paper and a lid, and store in the freezer.
- Once frozen, allow 30 minutes in the refridgerator before serving.
- Spoon into chilled glasses and serve.
Sources: Black Cherry sorbet with orgeat (Sorbet de cerises a l’orgeat), Dans la cuisine.com Cherry Sorbet, Ripe for Dessert, David Lebovitz, Harper Collins Publishers Tangerine Sorbet
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