Lemongrass split pea soup sorbet... stuff

[bnewman]

It'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.

Comments

[milkyrosie.livejournal.com]

Dude. I love frozen peas straight from the bag. Frozen corn is also good.

[zentinal.livejournal.com]

Yummmm!

[tarkrai.livejournal.com]

Hey, Ben! Could you send me an email? I'm trying to get attributions on my songfiles right, and there's no compose date on Dragon for Sale... :) It's kinda urgent. Thanks!!

[orawnzva.livejournal.com]

I don't generally reliably date my own song files, and I revise songs frequently, so many don't have a definite date. I can tell you that "Dragon for Sale" was first written in 1997, but that there have been several rearrangements of different combinations of verses at different times. 1997 is probably the best answer.

[tarkrai.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Ahm, check your email at swarthmore. It's the only address I have for you. :)

[orawnzva.livejournal.com]

Got it, thanks. All my current addresses forward to the same place, so any you may have is as good as any other until you hear otherwise or unless it actually bounces.