Tangerine Sorbet With Sake Food

TANGERINE SORBET WITH SAKE

Steps:

• Put tangerine juice, confectioners' sugar and 1/2 cup sake in a blender and whiz briefly to combine. Transfer to the bowl of an ice cream machine, and churn according to manufacturer's instructions. (It should be about 20 to 30 minutes, until mixture thickens and holds its shape in a spoon.)
• Transfer to an airtight container and keep in freezer compartment for at least 2 hours. (Sorbet will keep in the freezer up to two weeks.) To serve, put scoops in small, chilled bowls. Add 2 tablespoons of sake to each bowl. Garnish each with citrus leaf.

TANGERINE SHERBET

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients.
• Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Chill.
• Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer's directions.
• Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the liquid is clear. Remove from the heat.
• Let cool and store in a container, covered, in the refrigerator, until ready to use.
• Yield: 1 cup

TANGERINE SORBET

Steps:

• Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the corn syrup or honey, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Stir in the tangerine juice. Transfer to a container and chill in the refrigerator for two hours or overnight.
• Chill a container in the freezer. Freeze the juice mixture in an ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to the chilled container and place in the freezer for two hours to pack. Allow to soften in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

TANGERINE SORBET

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together tangerine juice, sugar, and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Chill juice, covered, until cold, at least three hours. Freeze in an ice-cream machine, according to manufacturer's instructions, until frozen. Transfer to a covered container and store in the freezer until ready to use, up to 1 week.

FRESH TANGERINE SORBET

Steps:

• In a bowl stir together juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Chill juice, covered, until cold, about 3 hours. Freeze juice in an ice-cream maker. Sorbet may be made 1 week ahead.

TANGERINE SHERBET

Steps:

• Freeze the canister of an ice-cream maker overnight.
• Drop the gelatin and about 2 tablespoons of water into a small saucepan and turn your back on it. Strip the zest from two tangerines with a Microplane, a zester or, if you aren't that kind of person, a regular potato peeler. Toss the zest into a bowl (if you used a potato peeler, give it a rough chop first) and squeeze the tangerines, even the naked ones, removing any seeds, to make 1 1/2 cups of juice.
• Remembering the saucepan, put a little heat under it until the gelatin starts to look smooth, not grainy. Then stir in the sugar, salt, juice and zest and turn up the heat, letting it come to something like the temperature of your finger. Stir to make sure the sugar is dissolved, then chill it in the refrigerator. When it is cold, strain out the zest and toss the juice into the tank of your ice-cream maker along with the cream, which should be cold, too. Do whatever you usually do with your ice-cream maker until you have a creamy sherbet. With luck, you will have an extra hour to chill the sherbet before serving it. Tiny spoons will make it last longer, but not much longer. You might think about making twice as much.