Pear, Chile & Tequila Sorbet

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 2 pink grapefruit, skin and pith removed, quartered and juice reserved
• 2 large pears, peeled, cored and chopped
• 3/4 cup simple syrup
• 1 hatch chile, stemmed and halved

Recipe

• 1 place the pears, simple syrup and chile into a saucepan and add water if needed to cover the pears.
• 2 bring to a simmer and cook until tender when pricked with a fork. remove the pears and reduce the remaining liquid to 1 cup.
• 3 place the pears, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, orange juice and reduced liquid in a blender. puree by pulsing, taking care not to overblend. add corn syrup and tequila and cool mixture completely.
• 4 freeze in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
• 5 keep frozen until ready to eat.