Double-Lemon Sherbet

Name: Double-Lemon Sherbet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 315 milliliters buttermilk; 158 milliliters half-and-half (light cream); 71 grams fresh lemon grass (about 2 stalks) or 2/3 cup lightly packed lemon verbena leaves, rinsed (see notes); 79 milliliters lemon juice (see notes); 2 Tbsps grated lemon peel (see notes); 237 milliliters sugar

Double-Lemon Sherbet is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 159 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have buttermilk, half-and-half, lemon peel, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Trim and discard root ends and tough tops from lemon grass; remove and discard tough outer layers. Coarsely chop tender inner stalks.

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Lemon Grass

In a 2- to 3-quart pan over high heat, bring 2/3 cup water to a boil. Stir in lemon grass, remove from heat, and let stand for 15 minutes. Press through a fine strainer set over a bowl, then return liquid to pan; discard lemon grass.

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Lemon Grass

Water

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Sieve

Bowl

Frying Pan

Add sugar to lemon grass water and stir often over high heat just until dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Lemon Grass

Sugar

Water

Remove from heat and stir in lemon peel and juice. Nest pan in a bowl of ice water and stir often until mixture is cold, about 10 minutes. Stir in buttermilk and half-and-half.

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Buttermilk

Lemon Peel

Water

Juice

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Pour mixture into an ice cream maker (1-qt. or larger capacity) and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until dasher is hard to turn or machine stops. Package airtight and freeze until firm enough to scoop, at least 2 hours or up to 2 weeks.

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Ice Cream