Lemon Ginger Italian Ice
Jul 16th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Featured, Frozen Treats, Ginger, RecipesLighter than ice cream, this lemon ginger Italian ice is simple and really, really good. I was just getting ready to make a batch (second this week), so follow along!Ingredients:
4 lemons
4 cups of water
1 cup of sugar
grated or powdered ginger, to taste (maybe a tablespoon plus of grated, a teaspoons plus of powdered)
In a sauce pan, combine the water, sugar, zest from the four lemons and grated/powdered ginger and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
Strain the sugar/lemon/ginger syrup and add the juice of the four lemons to it. At this stage, if you have an ice cream maker, really chill the mixture and then process according to your maker’s instructions. If not, place in freezer and start stirring it every half hour or so until it has set up.
Note: I was out of ginger once when I was making this and tried throwing in a few peppercorns during the initial boiling stage. It came out good, sort of with a little bite, but mild.
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I can’t believe how good this is, better than ice cream IMO. The key is to stir it frequently while it is setting up, otherwise you just wind up with a frozen block (even then, microwave it for a few seconds and it will loosen up quite a bit). Great lemon ice!