{"id":176,"date":"2008-07-28T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=176"},"modified":"2008-07-28T17:17:26","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T17:17:26","slug":"two-sorbets-mango-strawberry-and-lemongrass-tamarind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=176","title":{"rendered":"Two Sorbets: Mango-Strawberry and Lemongrass-Tamarind."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Making sorbet is easy. All you need is some kind of fruit, sugar, water, and a little bit of lime juice. And in summer &#8211; at least in our house &#8211; having something sweet, refreshing and ice cold is an absolute necessity. <\/p>\n<p>We recently made two kinds of sorbet at the same time &#8211; a mango strawberry sorbet (very loosely based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_16862_make-mango-sorbet.html\">this recipe<\/a>) and a lemongrass tamarind sorbet (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/recipes\/food\/views\/MINTED-LEMONGRASS-SORBET-10495\">this one<\/a>). Mangoes and lemongrass are things we had handy. If you&#8217;ve got peaches or mint (or any kind of fruity thing, or any kind of leafy thing), you could easily switch the recipes around a little. <\/p>\n<h3>Mango-Strawberry Sorbet Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2-inch ginger  <\/li>\n<li>2 large mangoes, peeled &#038; chunked <\/li>\n<li>1 cup frozen strawberries (more or less)  <\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups water <\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups sugar  <\/li>\n<li>Juice of one lime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lemongrass-Tamarind Sorbet Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2-inch ginger  <\/li>\n<li>Three stems lemongrass, chopped fine <\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup sugar  <\/li>\n<li>3 cups water <\/li>\n<li>1 egg-sized lump frozen tamarind pulp <i>(substitute juice of 1 lime)<\/i>  <\/li>\n<li>Juice of 1\/2 lime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178\" title=\"photo-010\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a> <\/td>\n<td>Because we approach sorbet making a lot like the making of smoothies, we start with <b>ginger<\/b> &#8211; about half an inch of a root for each recipe, chopped and mashed. Daughter likes using a steel measuring cup as a hammer, while we enjoy cleaning flecks of mashed ginger off the walls.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-179\" title=\"photo-014\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-014-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-014-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-014.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Make a <b>simple syrup<\/b> by bringing water to the boil and mixing in sugar until it dissolves. Add ginger. For the lemongrass sorbet, you&#8217;d simmer the lemongrass in the syrup for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and add tamarind. Let cool.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-018-blend3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-182\" title=\"photo-018-blend3\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-018-blend3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" \/><\/a> <\/td>\n<td><b>Blend the fruit<\/b>, add the lime and syrup (straining out the solids). <b>Let sit for 10 minutes<\/b> or so.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-180\" title=\"photo-020\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>At this point, you could just put the puree + syrup in a pan in the freezer, then break it up and refreeze. Or, you can get your 30-year-old ice cream maker out of the storeroom, head to the porch, put the puree in the tub and the tub inside the bucket and <strong>start spinning<\/strong>!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-177\" title=\"photo-022\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a> <\/td>\n<td>Make sure your ice is in manageable chunks. Break the bigger ones. With gusto.   <strong>Add layers of ice and salt<\/strong> as the tub spins.  The more salt, the colder it gets, so don&#8217;t overfreeze it &#8211; four Tablespoons should do.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-181\" title=\"photo-021\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td> After 25 minutes or so, the contents of the tub will be soft-frozen. Scoop into a container and <strong>freeze until it&#8217;s hard<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re doing two batches, wash the tub and reuse the same icy brine with a little new ice. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-053.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-053.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo-053\" width=\"350\" height=\"165\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-053.jpg 350w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/photo-053-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEat and enjoy! <\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making sorbet is easy. All you need is some kind of fruit, sugar, water, and a little bit of lime juice. 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