Strawberry Ice Cream

Name: Strawberry Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: U.S.A.
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp gelatin; 1 1/2 cup heavy cream; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 lb strawberry stemmed, and hulled; 1/2 cup milk (cow); .25 tsp salt (kosher)

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Recipe courtesy ofChef Ramin Ganeshram

WHAT IS STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM?

The fruit is self-explanatory but the difference between ice cream, sorbet and gelato is often confused. Originally ice cream started out from the recipe for Creme Anglaise (though our version here doesn’t have egg yolks or vanilla). Air was then whipped into the liquid during the freezing process. So with commercial ice cream as much as 50% of its volume can be from trapped air. With more expensive producers (since air isn’t expensive as ingredients go) this number can drop to 25%. Italian style gelatos have no air trapped at all which is why they’re thicker and have more taste. Sorbet is gelato but with water in place of milk. So the quality of your strawberry ice cream can vary a lot depending on basic things like how its’ frozen.

SUGGESTIONS WHEN MAKING STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Eggs or Gelatin?

Our strawberry ice-cream doesn’t use eggs, but does leverage a bit of gelatin for consistency. We also only heat half of the heavy cream–just enough to melt the sugar . Our next half measure is with the strawberries. We puree half of it and then coarsely chop the other half so you get those delicious bits of frozen strawberry in your ice cream as well as a uniformly lovely pink color.

Freeze First or Eat Right Away?

Even though it’s tempting to wolf down your delicious ice-cream as soon as it comes out of the ice cream maker, give it the benefit of a few hours of freezing for the best end result–a nice firm ice cream that won’t melt before you get to enjoy it.

Will any berry do?

Try this same recipe with other berries–blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries instead of strawberries.

WHAT PAIRS WELL WITH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM?

Dark balsamic vinegar or glaze drizzled over the top can be amazing! Or chop up some dried figs and sprinkle them over the top before serving. (written by Chef Stef)

Yield:	servings



Difficulty:	Medium Recipes
Serving Size	1 bowl
Calories	340 cal
Fat Content	22 g

Ingredients

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Directions

1Sprinkle the gelatin over 2 tablespoons of the milk and allow to absorb.
2Combine the heavy cream and the sugar in a small saucepan over medium low heat and stir well. Bring to just under a boil and add the gelatin. Whisk until the gelatin and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
3Chop half the strawberries into 1/4 inch pieces. Combine the other half of the strawberries with the salt and puree in a food processor. Add the milk to the strawberry puree and process until smooth.
4Add the strawberry milk mixture to the heavy cream mixture and mix well. Freeze in your ice cream maker following manufacturers directions. We prefer ice cream makers like this Breville which have their own compressor unit and don't require chilling the bowl.

WHAT IS STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM?

SUGGESTIONS WHEN MAKING STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Eggs or Gelatin?

Freeze First or Eat Right Away?

Will any berry do?

Try this same recipe with other berries–blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries instead of strawberries.

WHAT PAIRS WELL WITH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM?

Dark balsamic vinegar or glaze drizzled over the top can be amazing! Or chop up some dried figs and sprinkle them over the top before serving. (written by Chef Stef)

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Ingredients

Directions

1 ) Sprinkle the gelatin over 2 tablespoons of the milk and allow to absorb.

2 ) Combine the heavy cream and the sugar in a small saucepan over medium low heat and stir well. Bring to just under a boil and add the gelatin. Whisk until the gelatin and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

3 ) Chop half the strawberries into 1/4 inch pieces. Combine the other half of the strawberries with the salt and puree in a food processor. Add the milk to the strawberry puree and process until smooth.

4 ) Add the strawberry milk mixture to the heavy cream mixture and mix well. Freeze in your ice cream maker following manufacturers directions. We prefer ice cream makers like this Breville which have their own compressor unit and don't require chilling the bowl.

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