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Melon with port sorbet

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

53,5705.0/5 for 20 ratings

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Last modified on: October 6^th 2013

For 8 people, you will need:

1 4 melons
2 4 tablespoons Port
3 4 tablespoons caster sugar
4 600 ml Sugar syrup
5 300 ml Port
Total weight: 4,220 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
49 min.	49 min.

Keeping: Should be served immediately.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #1

Cut 4 melons in half and remove the seeds.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #2

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

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #3

Put the melon balls into a bowl and pour 4 tablespoons Port and 4 tablespoons caster sugar over. Mix well and set aside in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #4

Mix 600 ml Sugar syrup and 300 ml Port.

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #5

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

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #6

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

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,078 Kcal or 12,887 Kj	32 gr	613 gr	57 gr
154 %	12 %	58 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
73 Kcal or 306 Kj	1 gr	15 gr	1 gr
4 %	<1 %	1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
385 Kcal or 1,612 Kj	4 gr	77 gr	7 gr
19 %	2 %	7 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 10.81 €
Per person : 1.35 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Sugar syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to glaze a tart , Baked Alaska, Pear charlotte, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All
	Melon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Minted Melon, ... All
	Port: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Home-made terrine of foie gras, Crème de foie gras, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Lobster Thermidor, Foie gras cured in salt, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flognarde, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Cherry clafoutis, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All

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