Raspberry granita

From Sorgawiki

Jump to: navigation, search

To finish, as simple a recipe as one could imagine. Fragrant, sharp and to the point. The colour shocks, the taste puckers the mouth, and its texture continues - almost - to that very last slushy slurp. Serves 4 generously.

  • 400g raspberries
  • 250ml water
  • 100g caster sugar
  • juice of 1 small lemon
  1. Put everything into a stainless-steel pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for a few minutes and then strain through a sieve suspended over a deep bowl. Allow to drip for anything up to an hour. What is needed, particularly, is a sparklingly sweet raspberry juice; do not try and force more through the sieve as this will cloud the juice. Leave to cool, pour into a shallow container, and place in the freezer.
  1. Every so often, maybe by the hour, take a fork and bring the semi-frozen pink edges into the middle of the molten ruby pool. Keep doing this until all is pink crystals and the molten ruby pool has disappeared.
  1. Serve in chilled glasses and eat with a teaspoon.
Personal tools