Melon with port sorbet

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 2 melons
• 2 2 tablespoons Port
• 3 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 4 300 ml Sugar syrup
• 5 150 ml Port
• Total weight: 2,110 grams

Times:

Preparation
50 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Cut 2 melons in half and remove the seeds.
2	Cut the melon into small balls with a melon baller (pommes parisiennes spoon).
3	Put the melon balls into a bowl and pour 2 tablespoons Port and 2 tablespoons caster sugar over. Mix well and set aside in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
4	Mix 300 ml Sugar syrup and 150 ml Port.
5	Churn in an ice-cream maker until of sorbet consistency.
6	Put a layer of sorbet into well-chilled sundae dishes.
7	Cover with melon balls. Serve immediately.

Remarks

For more about sorbets, see the Ice-cream and Sorbets page.
You can replace the port with any alcohol you like. For example, Macvin du Jura gives a very good result.
For a more substantial ice, you can mix in the melon left-over from making the balls.

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