Clementine Sorbet

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 150 g sugar
• 4 clementines
• 600 ml clementine juice
• 1 lemon
• handful mint

Recipe

• 1 put the sugar and clementine zest in a small pan and cover with 150ml (1/4 pt) water.
• 2 bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has turned syrupy. remove from the heat and leave to cool. once cool, pass the fluid through a fine sieve to get rid of the zest bits.
• 3 combine the clementine juice and lemon juice with the syrup and stir. pour into an ice cream machine and churn following the manufacturer's insturctions. alternatively, pour into a freezerproof container, seal with a lid, chill for 1 hour, then whisk every 30 minutes for 2 hours to break up the ice crystals. freeze until firm.
• 4 remove the sorbet from the freezer about 10 minutes before serving to soften a little. to serve, scoop the sorbet into glasses using an ice cream scoop and garnish with mint, if you like.