Strawberry Granita Frozen Cocktail

A community recipe by Sparks

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Introduction

Nigella, I know how much you love cocktails. this one sits somewhere between cocktail and dessert. Even if you're busy circulating and let the granita melt, you still have a lovely, cold cocktail to drink.

Ingredients

Serves: 4 glasses

Metric Cups

500 grams strawberries
3 tablespoons white sugar (big)
water (on hand)
4 limes (or big tablespoons of lime juice - plastic is fine)
2000 millilitres alcohol (white - liqueurs are best but vodka, gin etc will work)

17⅔ ounces strawberries
3 tablespoons granulated sugar (big)
water (on hand)
4 limes (or big tablespoons of lime juice - plastic is fine)
70 fluid ounces alcohol (white - liqueurs are best but vodka, gin etc will work)

Method

Strawberry Granita Frozen Cocktail is a community recipe submitted by Sparks and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Make a small amount of sugar syrup from the 3 tablespoons sugar and water. Pinch and halve the strawberries.

Put the syrup and strawberries into a blender with the juice of 3 limes ( or 3 big tablespoons of plastic lime juice ). Blend until totally smooth. Add 200ml of the alcohol.

Choose an alcohol that will compliment the strawberries. Blend for 5 seconds more. Pour the mix into a shallow container and place in the freezer. The longer you have to freeze the mixture, the better. Overnight is good.

Very thinly slice a lime and lay the slices in a tray. Freeze this also.

To serve scrape the granita up with a large metal spoon and place into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the frozen limes.

Make a small amount of sugar syrup from the 3 tablespoons sugar and water. Pinch and halve the strawberries.

Put the syrup and strawberries into a blender with the juice of 3 limes ( or 3 big tablespoons of plastic lime juice ). Blend until totally smooth. Add 200ml of the alcohol.

Very thinly slice a lime and lay the slices in a tray. Freeze this also.

To serve scrape the granita up with a large metal spoon and place into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the frozen limes.

Additional Information

Note: Your granita should not be frozen solid. The sugar and alcohol will prevent it from turning to a solid block of ice. This is the desired effect. Looks great if served in a martini glass.

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What 1 Other has said

The recipe says 2000 mls (2 litres) of alcohol in the ingredients list, but only mentions 200 mls in the method. What happened to the other 1.8 litres(?)

Posted by BellaRom on 9th July 2017

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