Lemongrass split pea soup sorbet... stuff
May. 26th, 2010 04:59 pmIt's too darn hot, but I need a substantial snack. I discovered a while ago that if you puree frozen things without thawing them first, you get — as long as what you are starting with is mostly water, as most non-dehydrated foods are — a substance similar in texture to sorbet. This works great with fruit, but it also works well, although the results are less familiar, with vegetables, including peas which are conveniently rich in protein. I even did one with shrimp once.
I didn't measure, so all quantities are approximate:
2 cups frozen green peas (do not thaw!)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemongrass, lemon balm, mint, or something like that
1 tsp fresh ginger
pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Put in food processor. Puree. Eat with a spoon. You may find the texture a bit odd, and you may find that some other balance of the main ingredients works better. Also, unlike a real sorbet where there is enough sugar to control the size of the ice crystals during freezing, here the ice crystals are small only because they just came out of your food processor. If you re-freeze this substance it will turn rock-hard, so only make as much as you plan to enjoy immediately.
I didn't measure, so all quantities are approximate:
2 cups frozen green peas (do not thaw!)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemongrass, lemon balm, mint, or something like that
1 tsp fresh ginger
pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Put in food processor. Puree. Eat with a spoon. You may find the texture a bit odd, and you may find that some other balance of the main ingredients works better. Also, unlike a real sorbet where there is enough sugar to control the size of the ice crystals during freezing, here the ice crystals are small only because they just came out of your food processor. If you re-freeze this substance it will turn rock-hard, so only make as much as you plan to enjoy immediately.