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RECIPE No. 5 - BASIL & LIME SORBET
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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 20mins Cooking Time: 2 - 3hours
Ingredients 1 wineglass water (approximately 5 ounces) 1 wineglass sugar (equal in weight to the water) 5 to 6 lime zest 1 wineglass lime juice 1 large bunch of basil (pounded to a puree) Method Place the water and sugar in a pan, bring to a boil and simmer for 4 mins with the lime zest. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a while. Add the lime juice and basil puree. Stir this and leave to infuse for a while. Pass it through a coarse sieve and pour into a plastic tub. Place tub in the freezer for aprox 2 -3 hours and try to stir it around every 30mins. Once set take out of the freezer and serve as desired. |