Mango And Papaya Empanadas With Chipotle Honey And Lime Sorbet Food

CRUSHED AVOCADO WITH LIME SORBET AND RICE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 150 degrees F.
• In a small pot melt the brown sugar and cook until sugar caramelizes and set aside.
• To make the lime sorbet, combine the water and sugar in a pot and cook until all of the sugar is melted. Cool the syrup and add the lime juice and zest. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites until light and frothy. Combine the lime syrup and egg whites and freeze in and ice cream machine. Once the sorbet comes out of the machine, fill 4-inch rings half way with the sorbet and place in the freezer.
• To make the rice crisp, combine the rice and water in a pot and cook until all of the water has evaporated. Spread onto a nonstick baking sheet or parchment paper and bake in the oven until dry and brittle.
• Preheat a fryer to 360 degrees F. Break the rice into pieces and fry for a few seconds. Season with salt.
• Peel and crush the avocados using a fork and set aside.
• To serve, remove the lime sorbet from the freezer and sprinkle with sea salt. Fill the remaining half of the ring with the crushed avocado. Flip the rings onto a plate, drizzle caramelized sugar, and garnish with candied zest. Add the crispy rice as a decoration.

MANGO AND PAPAYA EMPANADAS WITH CHIPOTLE HONEY AND LIME SORBET

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients; add shortening and then the water while mixing (approximately 2 to 3 minutes). Roll out flat to 1/4 -inch thickness and then using a 4-inch circular cookie cutter, cut out 12 circles.
• In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Set aside until ready for preparation In a small mixing bowl combine both ingredients Using a funnel place honey in a squirt bottle.
• Place dough circles on working surface. Place 2 tablespoons Empanada filling on center of dough. Brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg. Fold the edges together to form a half circle, using just the tips of fork press edges together to seal. Place the flour in a shallow bowl and toss the empanadas in the flour until coated on both sides. Fry in very hot oil until golden brown. Remove the empanadas from the oil and allow excess to drain off onto towel. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle each with the blend. Place empanadas onto center of plate. Drizzle with chipotle honey. Serve with lime or other citrus sorbet. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.

FRESH MANGO AND PAPAYA SORBET PARFAIT

Steps:

• In 2 separate non-reactive saucepans, place the mango in 1 and the papaya in the other. Add 1 cup of sugar and 2 1/2 cups of water to each pan. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
• In a blender, puree the mango mixture until smooth. Remove and strain through a fine mesh strainer. Set aside. Wash out the cup of the blender and puree the papaya mixture until smooth. Remove and strain through a fine mesh sieve. In an ice cream maker, process each mixture, separately, according to manufacturer's directions.
• Slice the strawberries and place in a mixing bowl. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and a splash orange liqueur, if using, and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. To serve, lay some of the cubed angel food cake over the bottom each balloon wine glass or serving bowls. Place 2 small scoops of the mango sorbet over the cake. Spoon some of the berries over the top. Repeat with the remaining cake, papaya sorbet and berries. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

BASIL AND LIME SORBET

Steps:

• Place the water and sugar in a pan, bring to a boil, and simmer for 4 minutes with the lime zest. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool for a while. Add the lime juice and basil puree. Stir this up and leave to infuse for a while. Pass it through a coarse sieve and pour into a plastic tub or earthenware dish and place in the freezer. Generally, sorbet takes 2 hours to set. Try to stir it around every 30 minutes, if you remember. Serve it in a glass on its own.

ROASTED LIME SORBET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place halved limes, sugar, vanilla bean scrapings, and water in a roasting pan and stir.
• Place in the oven and roast, stirring occasionally until the edges of the limes start to caramelize about 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Place a strainer over a bowl of a food processor and squeeze the juice from the limes then strain the roasting pan juices into the food processor bowl.
• Roughly chop 1 lime half, add it to the food processor, and puree until smooth. Strain the puree into a bowl and stir in the 2 cups water, 2 cups fresh lime juice, and sugar, to taste. Chill and freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturers' instructions.