Key Lime Italian Ice
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United States
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 6 ingredients
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- Remove zest, the colored part of the rind, from 1 Key Lime, and cut into small pieces. Place zest and sugar in a blender or food processor, and process until zest is finely chopped. Pour mixture into a 3 qt saucepan. Add water and salt and heat until sugar dissolves. Cool.
- Add enough water to Key Lime juice to make 2/3 cup liquid. Stir into cooled sugar mixture. Pour into divided ice cube trays and freeze. Place frozen cubes in container of blender. Cover and process until cubes become a velvety slush.
- Scoop into individual goblets or store, covered in the freezer.
- Makes about 4 1/2 cups.
- This recipe is from The Key Lime Cookbook that my Mumsie sent me.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Blender
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Food processor
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Chef's knife
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Cutting board
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Grater
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Wooden spoon