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Melon with port sorbet

Name: Melon with port sorbet
Prep time: 49 min
Total time: 49 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 melons; 2 tablespoons Port; 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 300 ml sugar syrup; 150 ml Port

This recipe is a new twist on the classic melon with port: melon balls served on a bed of port sorbet.

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Duration

50 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 6^th 2013

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

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 for this recipe

Preparation

50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cut 2 melons in half and remove the seeds.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cut the melon into small balls with a melon baller (pommes parisiennes spoon).

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

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.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Mix 300 ml sugar syrup and 150 ml Port.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 20 min.

Churn in an ice-cream maker until of sorbet consistency.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Put a layer of sorbet into well-chilled sundae dishes.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

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.

Keeping: Should be served immediately.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	0 g	149 g RDI=56 %	1 g RDI=2 %	613 kcal RDI=31 %	2,567 kJ RDI=31 %
Per person	4 g RDI=6 %	789 g RDI=298 %	7 g RDI=10 %	3,234 kcal RDI=162 %	13,543 kJ RDI=162 %
Whole recipe	16 g RDI=25 %	3,156 g RDI=1,191 %	28 g RDI=39 %	12,938 kcal RDI=647 %	54,172 kJ RDI=647 %