Ingredients of pear sorbet for 4-6 people:
- 1 kg soft-ripe pears, peeled, quartered and cores removed
- 40 grams membrillo (quince paste)
- 200 grams caster sugar
- 200 ml water
- The juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 40-50 ml Grappa/Calvados, to taste
To serve the pear sorbet:
- Azada Olive Oil & Crushed Lemon
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Freezing time: 6 hours – overnight
Serves: 4-6 people
Gluten-free | Vegan | Vegetarian | Dairy-free
Prepare the pear sorbet step by step:
- Put the sugar and water into a non-stick saucepan on a medium-high heat.
- Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 3-5 minutes. Add the pears and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool for about 5 minutes, then add the juice and zest of the lemon.
- Pour it into a food processor, along with the membrillo and Grappa/Calvados, and process everything to a fine purée.
- Now pour the mixture through a fine sieve over a large bowl, pushing it with the back of a spoon to get as much pear pulp through as possible.
- Transfer the mixture to a lidded container and put it in the coldest part of the freezer for two hours.
- Whisk it up with a fork every 1 hour, after a couple of hours the sorbet should be ready, (it can be frozen overnight). Remove from the freezer 30-45 minutes before you want to serve it, at which time you should transfer it to the fridge to soften, the texture should be lovely and scoopable.
- Place scoops of sorbet in chilled glasses and pour over Azada’s Olive Oil & Crushed Lemon.
Sorbet tip:
The sorbet will keep in the freezer for a couple of days – after that it will form ice crystals.
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