Lemon Sorbet

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 3h
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Lemon sorbet is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the South Fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

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Ingredients

  • 225 g sugar
  • 3 grated zest of an untreated lemon (juice and zest)
  • 1 Egg white
  • 4 medium lemons (or oranges)
  • zest of lemon
  • zest of lemon

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Boil the sugar with 600 ml water, stirring until dissolved, then stir in the lemon zest and simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let the syrup cool.

  2. 2.

    Stir in the lemon juice, pour everything into a shallow metal bowl and place it in the freezer for about 2 hours to partially freeze. Whip the egg white until stiff. Add the half-frozen mixture to a mixing bowl with the beaten whites and mix well. Return to the freezer for 1 hour.

  3. 3.

    Cut off a lid from each whole lemon or orange and carefully lift out the fruit flesh with a sharp spoon. Fill the almost frozen sorbet into the citrus fruits, place them in the freezer and freeze for another about 2 hours.

  4. 4.

    Serve garnished with orange and lemon zest.