Berry Sorbet Food

FROZEN BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• To make the syrup: mix sugar and water together in a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat, stirring till sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat. (It it not necessary to boil the syrup, in fact the less you heat it the quicker it will cool.).
• After the syrup has cooled enough that you can stick your finger in comfortably, you are ready to make the sorbet.
• Pour strawberries, then blueberries into blender. Add the lemon juice, and enough syrup to cover the berries halfway. Pulse, blend, etc. until you have a smooth puree. Serve immediately, or freeze in a plastic container with a layer of wax paper or saran wrap touching the top to prevent freezer burn. Remove from the freezer 5-10 minutes before serving to soften.

BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Puree berries and 1/3 cup water in a blender. Pour through a coarse sieve into a bowl. If using blueberries, strain again, through a fine sieve. (You should have 2 cups.) Stir in simple syrup.
• Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Process in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, about 25 minutes. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container, and freeze until it hardens, at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.

TRIPLE BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. When the sugar is dissolved, stir in the cranberries, and cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add the raspberries, and simmer for 5 more minutes, until the raspberries have softened and the cranberries have popped.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve or strainer, discard the pulp, and refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours. Mix in the cherry juice, lime juice, and orange juice concentrate, and pour the mixture into an ice cream maker. Freeze according to directions.
• Pack the sorbet into a freezer container and freeze for about 2 hours, until the sorbet is firm. Remove from the freezer about 10 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE SORBETTO

Steps:

• Add the berries, syrup, salt and vodka, if using, to a high-speed blender. Pulse the mixture to create a coarse puree. Scrape down the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula. Continue to pulse, scraping down the sides as needed, until smooth and scoop-able. Enjoy immediately or store in the freezer in an airtight container.

RASPBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 270ml water in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Raise the heat and simmer for 5 mins, or until the liquid has become a syrup. Set aside to cool.
• Put the raspberries and lemon juice in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard the seeds. Combine with the sugar syrup, then pour into freezer-proof container.
• Freeze for 1 hr 30 mins, then whisk with a balloon whisk or a fork to break up any ice crystals that have formed and return to the freezer.
• Keep mixing the sorbet once an hour for 4 hrs to break up the ice crystals. Stop mixing when firm but scoopable. Will keep in the freezer for up to a month. Serve with extra raspberries, if you like.

TOTALLY THE QUICKEST, SIMPLEST MIXED BERRY SORBET EVER

Steps:

• place half the bag of berries in the blender with about half the water and all the sugar.
• mix until chunks are gone (you might have to work the blender action a bit, depending on how powerful your blender is).
• gradually add the remainder of fruit and water.
• mix until smooth and serve immediately.
• *if necessary, add more water to aid in blender-mixing.
• *if sorbet is not as firm as you wish, place in freezer for 20 minutes or so and stir before serving.

SAUTEED FRUIT AND RED BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, raspberries and 1 1/4 cups sugar. Toss well.
• Heat water in a pot or in the bottom of a double boiler (about 2 inches). Place the fruit bowl over the simmering water, cover and cook for an hour.
• Strain the berries through a fine sieve into a bowl until all the juice is removed. Set aside the juice. Reserve the cooked berries.
• Combine all sorbet ingredients in a bowl, and blend well. Place in a shallow tray. Freeze for two hours.
• Place butter and 1/4 cup sugar in a large pan with pear, apple and rhubarb pieces in one layer. Over medium-high heat, cook all fruit until tender, about 5 minutes. Add grapes.
• Add reserved berry juice and lemon juice. Cover, and reduce the juice by half.
• Place some of the cooked fruit mixture on a plate next to a scoop of the frozen sorbet. Spoon juice from pan, and pour over everything.