2000s Recipes + Menus
cosmopolitan sorbet
Makesabout 1 quart
- Active time:20 min
- Start to finish:1 1/2 hr
November 2001
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 5 1/3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (not thawed; 24 oz)
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons Cointreau or other orange liqueur
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Equipment:
an ice cream maker
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Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries and simmer, uncovered, until berries are collapsed, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour through a large sieve into a bowl, gently pressing on solids to extract liquid (without forcing pulp through), and discard solids. Cool syrup, then chill, covered, until cold.
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Stir in vodka, lime juice, and Cointreau and freeze in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.
Cooks’ notes:
- Sorbet keeps 1 week.