Tangerine Campari Granité Recipes

CAMPARI & ORANGE GRANITA

Steps:

• First make the sugar syrup: Combine the sugar and water in small saucepan and boil over high heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour the sugar syrup into a 10 x 13 x 2-inch ceramic dish and stir in the orange juice, Campari, and lemon juice. Carefully place the dish on a level surface in the freezer. Freeze for one hour, rake the granita with a large dinner fork, and return it to the freezer. Rake the granite every 30 minutes, until it's firm and granular. This should take a several hours. Serve frozen in pretty bowls or stemmed martini glasses.

GRANITA OF TANGERINE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a stainless steel mixing bowl. Adjust sugar and liquor, to taste. Pour liquid into large shallow stainless steel pan and place in freezer. When the top of the liquid forms an icy layer, scrape through entire pan with a fork. Return to freezer and let another frozen layer form; scrape again with fork. Repeat freezing and scraping steps until all liquid is frozen. Fluff with a fork to create soft, snowy granita. Serve in a glass over vanilla bean ice cream with homemade cookies.

TANGERINE-CAMPARI GRANITé

Steps:

• Put 1/2 cup of the tangerine juice in a small saucepan with the sugar and heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Combine with the remaining 1 1/2 cups juice and the Campari.
• Pour into a baking dish and freeze for at least 8 hours.
• To serve, scrape across the top of the granité with a fork to make small crystals.

HONEY TANGERINE GRANITA WITH SOUR CHERRY SYRUP AND FRESH RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Granita:
• Pour the water, tangerine juice, and lemon juice into a saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, add the honey and sugar, and stir until dissolved. Pour the mixture into a shallow metal pan and let cool to room temperature. Place in the freezer and stir every 30 minutes for 2 to 3 hours. You'll want the granita to be firm but not rock hard.
• Syrup:
• Place the cherries in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Put all the ingredients into a saucepan and place over high heat. Let it come to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour into a heatproof pitcher and let cool to room temperature.
• Assembly:
• Divide the granita among 4 martini glasses, top with fresh raspberries, and drizzle the whole thing with the syrup.

TANGERINE GRANITA

Steps:

• 1 Prepare the simple syrup, if necessary, and chill it. Then, place a 13 × 9 × 2-inch metal pan in the freezer. 2 In a large bowl, stir together the juice, zest, syrup, and liqueur until well blended. Remove the chilled pan from the freezer and pour the liquid into the pan. 3 Place the pan in the freezer for 30 minutes or until a 1-inch border of ice crystals forms around the edges. Stir the ice crystals into the center of the mixture. Return the pan to the freezer and continue freezing, stirring every 30 minutes, until all of the liquid is frozen, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Serve immediately, or scrape the mixture into a plastic container, cover, and store in the freezer up to 24 hours. 4 Remove from the freezer to soften about 15 minutes before serving, if necessary. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.