Mandarin sorbet, Sicilian recipe, without an ice cream maker, the old recipe passed down from my grandmother who had a gelateria in Messina.
Fresh and refreshing, ideal to serve at the end of a meal especially if fish-based.
It’s easy to prepare without needing an ice cream maker.
Delicious and will amaze your guests and diners.
It just takes a little effort from you and it’s done. Ideal for all ages, it’s also a great solution for making popsicles.
I will explain how to pasteurize the egg whites.
Similar in preparation is also the lemon sorbet, if you want to see the recipe, click here. Also with the help of the Thermomix
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- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
- Region: Sicily
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 173.19 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 44.58 (g) of which sugars 44.36 (g)
- Proteins 1.19 (g)
- Fat 0.09 (g) of which saturated 0.01 (g)of which unsaturated 0.04 (g)
- Fibers 0.17 (g)
- Sodium 19.93 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 166 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cups water
- 5 oz mandarin juice (or 3 oz of mandarin liqueur)
- 1 egg white
- 3/4 cup sugar (1 cup of erythritol)
- 3 mandarins (grated peel)
Sicilian Mandarin Sorbet Recipe
Tools
What we need to make the
- Citrus Juicer
- Strainer
- Whisk
- Pot
- Bowl
- Freezer
Preparation
To make the
The first thing to do is pour the sugar and water into a small pot and add the grated peel of the mandarins or clementines.
Place on the stovetop and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring with the whisk, so that the sugar is well dissolved.
Meanwhile, squeeze the juice and strain it with a strainer.
Beat an egg white until stiff, if you do it with the Thermomix, place the butterfly and whip at speed 4 until it is well whipped, check through the hole.
Now that the egg whites are whipped, add the hot sugar syrup in a thin stream while stirring with the whisks, always keeping the whisks moving.
Once you’ve poured it all in, increase the speed of the whisks and continue to whip for at least 5 minutes.At this point, add the mandarin juice to the syrup little by little and mix it well.
With the Thermomix, do 1 min. speed 2
Place the container or tray in the freezer for 2-3 hours, stirring the sorbet every hour with a spoon.
Once the desired consistency is reached, remove from the freezer and serve.
The Sicilian Mandarin Sorbet Recipe is ready.
Storage: Sicilian Mandarin Sorbet Recipe.
The sorbet keeps in the freezer for up to 5 months.
Sicilian Mandarin Sorbet Recipe
Can I substitute the mandarins?
Yes, with clementines
Sicilian Mandarin Sorbet Recipe
