Strawberry Ice-cream

[anna_wing]

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/aug/23/how-to-make-the-perfect-strawberry-ice-cream-recipe-felicity-cloake

"Perfect strawberry ice-cream

Makes About 1 litre, to serve 8

500g ripe strawberries, hulled
150g white sugar
50ml lemon juice
350ml double cream
150ml condensed milk
A pinch of salt

Cut the hulled strawberries in half, then put in a bowl with the sugar and lemon juice, and stir until the fruit is well coated. Cover and leave to steep for at least two hours, and longer, if possible, until the strawberries are sitting in bright red juice. Puree the fruit, leaving a few small chunks if you like… then add the cream, condensed milk and salt. Stir well, then chill thoroughly for at least an hour.

Churn the mixture in an ice-cream machine and serve at once."

This is quite similar to the gelato recipe that Housekeeper uses, except that we use regular milk, rather than condensed, and single cream. I dislike the high-fat, high-sugar style, which I find too sweet and sticky for my taste (if I want sweet and sticky I will get baklava). And obviously we use frozen strawberries, either from Thailand or from the local bakery supplies wholesaler. Cheaper than fresh, especially out of season, and just as good for culinary purposes. Plus the good Japanese/Korean/Thai varieties are better eaten fresh anyway.

I try strawberry ice-cream whenever I come across it on a menu, the way I do Apple Crumble, just to see if it's better than mine...

Comments

[sovay]

I try strawberry ice-cream whenever I come across it on a menu, the way I do Apple Crumble, just to see if it's better than mine...

My family makes our own every summer, but since the recipe involves eggs, it is actually a frozen custard.

[anna_wing]

Those are nice too, but too rich for me except in small quantities!

[lferion]

That sounds delicious.

[anna_wing]

I've made things with condensed milk, like coconut candy, but never ice-cream...

[shirebound]

That sounds DELICIOUS.

[anna_wing]

If you make it, do let me know how it turns out!

[asakiyume]

ooooh.

thank you for sharing--will try it! ( If we still have the ice cream maker...)

[anna_wing]

Let me know how it turns out! I am content with my own gelato-style recipe, but as a fan of strawberry ice-cream in general I took notice of this one!

[anna_wing]

Let me know how it turns out!

[asakiyume]

It may be a while before I try it, but yes, I definitely will!