Gingered Grapefruit Sorbet Recipes

GRAPEFRUIT-GINGER SHERBET

Steps:

• Stir 1 cup grapefruit juice, sugar, ginger with juices, and grapefruit peel in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil; remove from heat. Cool 30 minutes.
• Whisk corn syrup, then buttermilk into ginger mixture. Stir in remaining 2 cups juice. Strain mixture into large bowl, pressing on solids to extract juices. Process in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. When sherbet is softly set, gradually pour in cream. Process 5 minutes longer to blend well. Transfer sherbet to container; cover and freeze.

BLUSHING GRAPEFRUIT SORBET

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Strain and set aside to cool., In a large bowl, combine the grapefruit and lemon juices and sugar syrup. Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer to a freezer container and freeze for 4 hours or until firm.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT SORBET

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler or large zester to remove 3 long strips of peel (just the zest, not the pith) from the grapefruits. Set aside. Squeeze out 2 cups of grapefruit juice.
• In a saucepan, combine the grapefruit peel, sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and cook for about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool. Place in the refrigerator, or set in a bowl of ice for faster chilling. Discard the peel.
• Strain the grapefruit juice through a sieve or strainer to remove the pulp. Discard pulp. Stir the sugar syrup into the grapefruit juice, and mix in food coloring one drop at a time to achieve a pleasing, believable pink. (In other words, don't overdo it.)
• Pour into the container of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to a container and freeze until firm before serving.

GINGERED GRAPEFRUIT SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine 1 cup of the grapefruit juice, the sugar, and the ginger and boil the mixture, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool completely. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl or large glass measure, stir in the remaining 2 cups grapefruit juice and the bitters, and chill the mixture, covered, until it is cold. Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

ROSEMARY CITRUS SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, water and rosemary to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 2 minutes. Strain and discard rosemary. Stir in the grapefruit juice and lime juice., Pour into a shallow 1-qt. dish; cover and freeze until edges begin to firm, about 45 minutes. Stir and return to freezer. Repeat every 30 minutes or until slushy, about 1 hour.

GRAPEFRUIT SORBET

Steps:

• Put the water in a saucepan. Add the sugar. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled.
• Combine the sugar mixture, grapefruit juice and vermouth in a bowl. Pour it into a sorbet machine and proceed as directed.