Grated frozen apple
The texture of this frozen apple component resembles sorbet. This is great to prepare at the table, creating a fun experience for your guests.
Makes 4.
Allergens & dietary requirements
- Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 kg apples, Granny Smith
- 1 kg water
- 2 g ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- 4 apples, Granny Smith
Preparation method
- Dissolve the ascorbic acid in the water.
- Peel the 1kg of apples, remove the cores, and cut the apples into eight slices.
- Place the apple slices in the water with ascorbic acid for 30 seconds to prevent them from discolouring.
- Rinse the apples in water and juice in the juicer.
- Pour the juice into a wide bowl and place in the freezer for 20 minutes without stirring.
- Take the juice from the freezer and remove the top layer containing the pulp to clarify the juice.
- Sieve the apple juice through a cheese cloth.
- Peel the four apples without removing the stems.
- Place the apples in a vacuum sealer bag with 200g of the clarified apple juice and pull vacuum for 99%.
- Allow the apples to rest in the refrigerator for at least three hours.
- Remove the apples from the bags and pat them dry.
- Put the marinated apples in the freezer at -20°C for twelve hours.
- Use a microplane grater to grate the frozen apple over the dish.
Serving suggestions
- As a component in a composition with apple, yoghurt, and lemon.
- In a dessert with components of peach, lime, and puff pastry.
- As part of a spoom.
