Blood Orange Sorbet
Blood Orange sorbet. All of two ingredients and the most beautiful thing in the world. Just gorgeous.
All you'll need is 10 or 12 blood oranges and a cup of sugar.
Grate the peel of a couple of the oranges. Then squeeze the oranges in order to get 4 cups of juice. Strain the juice, pushing as much pulp as possible through the sieve.
Put 3/4 cup of blood orange juice and the sugar in a non-reactive saucepan. Heat gently, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Combine the zest, the juice and the sugar/juice together in a small bowl, mix it around a couple of times, and chill overnight.
Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions, or pour into a shallow pan, place it in the freezer and mix approximately once per hour until frozen.
Make this to delight your friends (who really don't need to know how easy it is, do they?) and charm your family. They'll all come back for more. Believe me.
