MINTED LEMONGRASS SORBET

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Categories     Blender     Ice Cream Machine     Dessert     Freeze/Chill     Quick & Easy     Frozen Dessert     Mint     Summer     Lemongrass     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 stalks fresh lemongrass, outer leaves discarded and root ends trimmed
3 cups water
3/4 cup fresh mint leaves, washed well and spun dry
3/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Thinly slice as much of lemongrass stalks as possible, discarding dried thin upper portion. In a saucepan simmer water with lemongrass, covered, 5 minutes. Add mint and simmer, uncovered, 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and add sugar, stirring until dissolved.
  • In a blender purée mixture and strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids. Chill syrup, covered, until cold and freeze in an ice-cream maker. Sorbet may be made 1 week ahead.

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