Blood Orange Sorbet
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 2/3 cups fresh blood orange juice (about 10 oranges)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Garnish: fresh mint sprigs
Preparation
In a small saucepan, add the water and sugar. Bring this to a boil and then reduce the heat. Allow the mixture to simmer for five minutes. Remove this from the heat and allow it to cool completely. Add the juice and stir completely.
If you have a 4-quart electric or hand-turned ice cream maker, pour the mixture in and freeze it according to the manufacturer’s directions. Use ice and rock salt periodically until the ice cream maker begins to “bog down.