Black Tea Lychee Granite Recipes

MANGO ORANGE LIME GRANITE

Steps:

• In a food processor, add everything and puree smooth. Place in small pan and freeze over night. Use a fork to scrape granite and serve in tuile bowl. Garnish with fresh mango slices and orange zest.
• Suggested Wine: Saracco, Muscato d'Asti, 1997

BLACK TEA-LYCHEE GRANITE

Steps:

• Place the lychees in a food processor and puree until very smooth. Add the brewed black tea, lime juice and lime zest and pulse a few times to incorporate well. Transfer the mixture to a 10 by 10-inch pan. Freeze overnight.
• Using the bottom of a fork, scrape the granite into the hollowed out limes. Scrape a small amount of the granite onto the centers of the plates and top with the filled limes (2 halves per plate).
• Garnish with the reserved lime zest and serve.

COFFEE GRANITE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir the sugar into the coffee. Cool and place in refrigerator to chill.
• Pour espresso mixture into a shallow metal baking pan and freeze, stirring with a fork every 1/2 hour, until mixture is coarse ice crystals, but not frozen hard, about 3 to 4 hours.
• To serve, scoop granite into serving bowls. Serve with crema on top, and lemon twists on the side.
• Sorrel is a perennial plant native to Europe and Asia, now found in America and Australia. It has a refreshing, slightly sour taste since it contains oxalic acid.
• Sorrel is related to rhubarb (which also contains oxalic acid), and can be used as a vegetable (salads, purees) or as an herb (soups and sauces). It is available throughout the summer.
• Granite is coarse, crystalline ice, made without egg whites or milk products. It is made without an ice cream maker.
• Since granite has a low sugar content, compared to ice cream, it freezes quickly.
• History of ice cream: Before the freezer, Italians used to send runners to the mountains to get snow. They would flavor the snow with honey or fruit to make iced desserts.

LYCHEE BLACK TEA LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix the black tea, lychee syrup, and lemonade in a large pitcher and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve the lemonade over ice, and garnish each glass rim with a slice of lemon and/or lychee.