Pomegranate Sorbet

Pomegranate Sorbet (Sorbetto di Melograno)

I love this Italian pomegranate sorbet – and the Italian name for pomegranates, melograno meaning ‘many seeds’. It’s so appropriate for this jewel-like fruit. This simple pomegranate sorbetto, with its balanced sweet/sour flavour from the pomegranate juice, lemon and pomegranate molasses, is inspired by my friend Giovanni Pilu. Giovanni taught me that using glucose syrup in sorbets and ice creams ensures a wonderfully smooth texture.

Serves 4

Ingredients
  • 2 pomegranates
  • 1½ tablespoons strained lemon juice
  • ⅓ cup castor sugar
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon liquid glucose
  • 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses
Method
  1. Cut pomegranates in half.
  2. Hold each half over a bowl, squeeze to loosen the seeds then tap the skin with a spoon to dislodge them; I find it easiest to do this into my cupped hand over the bowl to limit the amount of pomegranate juice that splatters around.
  3. Use a small spoon or your fingers to extract any remaining seeds, avoiding as much of the membrane as possible.
  4. Place seeds and juice in a blender with lemon juice and process until well combined.
  5. Pass through a fine sieve into a bowl.
  6. Add sugar, water, glucose and pomegranate molasses and whisk until sugar dissolves.
  7. Churn in an ice cream machine, transfer to a container, press a sheet of baking paper on the surface, cover and freeze until needed.

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