Tomato & star anise granite

Tomato & star anise granite

Servings 20 dishes

Ingredients

  • 800 g overripe tomatoes
  • 1 shallot
  • 100 g ginger syrup
  • 50 g sushi vinegar
  • 5 g salt
  • 3 star anise
  • 5 black pepper grains

Instructions

  • Cut the overripe tomatoes in big pieces. Now cut the shallot in half and clean it.
  • Transfer the tomatoes and shallot into a blender and also add the ginger syrup, the sushi vinegar, the salt, the star anise and the black pepper grains. Then blend this till smooth.
  • Once smooth pour the base on a fine sauce sieve and press it through using a ladle so you don’t waste a single drop.
  • Then clean the sieve and pass it through once more only this time don’t use a ladle but swirl the sieve so all the solids stay in the sieve. By doing it this way you safe a lot of time and still don’t waste a single drop.
  • Now pour it into a big dish and let it freeze till completely frozen.
  • Then once frozen use a fork to create a nice and fresh granite. Keep it in your freezer for later. 

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