Tropical Fruit Soup

Name: Tropical Fruit Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 black peppercorns; 1 cinnamon stick (2 in.); 1 large egg white; 1 pint coconut or tropical fruit sorbet; 473 milliliters About fruit (see notes); 4 thin, quarter-size slices peeled fresh ginger; 57 grams stalks (about fresh lemon grass; 1 sprig Mint , rinsed; 2 Tbsps grated orange peel; 1 Tbsp rum; 1 star anise; 237 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters unsweetened shredded dried coconut; 1 vanilla bean (2 in.)

Need a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian soup? Tropical Fruit Soup could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 446 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. A mixture of mint sprigs, rum, egg white, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Put cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and peppercorns in a heavy plastic food bag; coarsely crush with a rolling pin.

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Peppercorns

Star Anise

Cinnamon

Clove

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Rolling Pin

Trim and discard root ends and coarse outer leaves from lemon grass. Chop tender white part of stalks.

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Lemon Grass

In a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan over high heat, combine 2 cups water, crushed spices, lemon grass, 2/3 cup sugar, orange peel, and ginger. Slit vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape seeds into pan and add pod. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, cover, and let stand at least 1 hour.

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Vanilla Bean

Lemon Grass

Orange Zest

Ginger

Spices

Seeds

Sugar

Water

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Frying Pan

Pour spice syrup through a fine strainer into a bowl; discard residue.

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Syrup

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Sieve

Bowl

Add rum, cover, and chill until cold, at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

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Rum

Meanwhile, in a bowl with a mixer on high speed, whip egg white until it holds soft peaks. Gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar, and continue to beat until white holds distinct peaks. Fold in coconut.

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Egg Whites

Coconut

Sugar

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Bowl

Line a 12- by 15-inch baking sheet with cooking paper or parchment. With a narrow spatula, spread egg white mixture in a 10- by 13-inch rectangle.

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Egg Whites

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Spatula

Bake in a 350 oven until meringue is deep golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool on sheet to room temperature. Gently pull off paper, then break meringue into 4 or 8 equal pieces.

Spoon fruit equally into wide soup bowls and fill equally with spice syrup. Scoop sorbet into balls and add equally to bowls; insert meringue pieces into sorbet, and garnish with mint sprigs.

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Sorbet