Mango Ice
Mango ice is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the tropical fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 1 Lime
- 100 g sugar
- 100 ml mango juice
- 100 ml champagne
- 500 g mango flesh
- 200 g whipping cream
- 3 Tbsp finely chopped basil
- 4 lychees
- basil (as garnish)
- 0.5 Mango
- 1 Pomegranate
- 0.25 l white rum
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
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1.
Prepare the sparkling pomegranate seeds 2 days in advance. Cut off the base and top of the pomegranate. Score the skin lengthwise and fold it back with your hands. Release the seeds with a teaspoon. Place the seeds in a screw‑top jar, mix with powdered sugar, pour rum over them, seal and store for 2 days.
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2.
Wash and juice the lime for the sorbet.
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3.
Combine sugar, lime juice, and mango juice in a pot, stir until boiling, then simmer for about 3 minutes. Strain and top with champagne.
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4.
Chop the mango flesh and blend it finely with the sugar water.
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5.
Pour everything into a shallow metal bowl, place it in the freezer, and stir well with a fork every 30 minutes while freezing.
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6.
Before serving whip the cream to stiff peaks and fold in the chopped basil.
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7.
Slice the mango into wedges and arrange on plates. Scoop the sorbet onto the fresh mango. Spoon the basil cream over it with a star tip, and garnish with lychees, pickled pomegranate seeds, and basil leaves.
