Pear-Grappa Sorbet With Vanilla Bean


Course : Sorbet
Serves: 1
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Ingredients:


4 pounds very ripe williams or comice pears -- peeled and cored

2 tablespoons sugar

1 cup water

2 pieces vanilla beans -- split lengthwise

5 ounces grappa -- or poire williams eau-de-vie

2 tablespoons lemon juice
 

Preparation / Directions:


Combine the sugar and water in a nonreactive saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean, and add it and the pods to the water. Add the pears, bring to a simmer, and cook until soft, about 15 minutes. Remove pears and pur‚e. Add the grappa or eau-de-vie and lemon juice to the poaching liquid, then stir in the pear pur‚e. Let cool. Freeze in an ice cream maker, or in a metal container for a granita texture.

 

Nutritional Information:

120 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 11mg Sodium


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