Author Notes
This dessert is simple to put together, but tastes surprisingly complex. It is cool and tart, floral and herbal, creamy and sweet, all in one. If you don't like the idea of flowers in your food, feel free to leave the cream off. The sorbet is delicious as is. —Yossy Arefi
Test Kitchen Notes
This is a beautiful sorbet. It is soft and luxuriously textured, beautifully colored, and wonderfully tart and sweet, like sour candies. I love the flavor of rhubarb, so I was concerned about so many other components (gin, lime, rose, and cream) masking its flavor. However, the lime simply enhances the rhubarb's sour notes, while the gin enhances its woodiness. The alcohol itself is not too strong, either -- it's not until the last moment when the juniper fragrance of the gin comes through. —Chris Van Houten
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Ingredients
- For the rhubarb and gin sorbet:
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8 ounces
water
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7 ounces
granulated sugar
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1 pound
rhubarb, chopped
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2 tablespoons
fresh lime juice
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2 tablespoons
light corn syrup
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2 tablespoons
gin, plus a little more for serving
- For the rose cream:
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4 ounces
heavy cream
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4 drops
rose water, more to taste
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2 teaspoons
granulated sugar
Directions
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For the sorbet: Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan and heat on medium high, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Add in the rhubarb and simmer until the rhubarb is very tender and beginning to fall apart, about 10 minutes.
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Carefully transfer the mixture to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and blend until smooth. Add in the lime juice and corn syrup. Chill thoroughly.
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Just before churning, stir in the gin. Freeze and churn the chilled mixture in an ice cream machine, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Store in the freezer in an airtight container.
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For the rose cream: Whip the cream to soft peaks, then add in the sugar, followed by the rose water (one drop at a time) until desired flavor is reached.
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To serve: Top scoops of sorbet with a few drops of chilled gin and a spoonful of rose cream.
Yossy Arefi is a photographer and stylist with a passion for food. During her stint working in restaurant kitchens, Yossy started the blog Apt. 2B Baking Co. where, with her trusty Pentax film camera, she photographs and writes about seasonal desserts and preserves. She currently lives in Brooklyn but will always love her native city of Seattle. Follow her work at apt2bbakingco.blogspot.com & yossyarefi.com.
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