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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.

68K 21 4.8

Last modified on: October 6^th 2013

Keywords for this recipe:Melon Balls Porto Sorbet

For 12 people, you will need:

1 6 melons
2 6 tablespoons Port
3 6 tablespoons caster sugar
4 900 ml Sugar syrup
5 450 ml Port
Total weight: 6,330 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
49 min.	49 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Melon with port sorbet : Photo of step #1

Cut 6 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 6 tablespoons Port and 6 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 900 ml Sugar syrup and 450 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.

Keeping

Should be served immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,616 Kcal or 19,326 Kj	48 gr	919 gr	85 gr
231 %	18 %	87 %	13 %

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 12 people : 16.21 €
Per person : 1.35 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Sugar syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach and mint salad , Peach and verbena feuilleté, How to glaze a tart , Pear sorbet, Strawberry-mint sorbet, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Cornmeal baps for Anne, Old style brioche, Caramelised apple custards, Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , ... 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: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Crème de foie gras, Pâté de campagne, Lobster Thermidor, Foie gras cured in salt, ... All

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