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Strawberry-Sambuca Sorbet

4.6

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Strawberry-Sambuca SorbetRita Maas

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Cooks' note:

• Sorbet keeps 1 week.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 quart

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 lb strawberries (3 cups), trimmed and halved
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons Sambuca
Special equipment: an ice-cream maker

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat.

    Step 2

    Purée strawberries with lemon juice in a blender until smooth, then force through a fine sieve into a bowl to remove seeds. Stir in sugar syrup and Sambuca.

    Step 3

    Chill, covered, until cold, at least 1 hour.

    Step 4

    Freeze in ice-cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.

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