One of my favorite parts about spring is strawberry season. We go out to Pungo to pick strawberries every year. This strawberry lime sorbet is the perfect flavor combination, the slight tartness of the lime counterbalances the sweet strawberry.
5 cups fresh strawberries pureed with 1/3 lime juice until smooth
2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoon vodka (I used unflavored, but feel free to experiment with various flavors, etc.)
lime zest (about 1/2 - 1 tablespoon)
1. Pulse strawberries and lime juice in a food processor until smooth (if you want strawberry pieces in the sorbet do not pulse as long). Combine berry puree, sugar, lime zest and vodka in large bowl. Stir on and off for several minutes until sugar has dissolved. (Or, to speed chilling process in next step, combine ingredients in a metal bowl set over a larger bowl filled with ice water.) Rub finger along bottom of bowl to see if sugar has dissolved.
- 2. Pour mixture into small container. Seal and refrigerate until mixture is no more than 40 degrees. (If mixture has been stirred over a bowl of ice water, it may already be cold enough, and this step may be omitted.)
- 3. Pour chilled mixture into container of an ice cream machine and churn until frozen, about 20-30 minutes depending on your ice cream machine.
- 4. Scoop frozen sorbet into a container. Seal and transfer container to freezer for several hours to allow sorbet to firm up. (Sorbet can be kept frozen for up to 3 days.)The alcohol in the sorbet allows for a very creamy, smooth texture; however, the sorbet will never be very hard, even after freezing for several hours.
