Strawberry Granita
- 6 cups very ripe strawberries, washed, trimmed and sliced very thin
- 23 cup sugar, plus more to taste
- Pinch of salt
- Aged balsamic vinegar
- Place the strawberries in a bowl with the sugar and stir to coat the berries.
- Line another bowl with a double layer of cheesecloth and add the berries.
- Gather opposite corners of the cheesecloth and tie tightly.
- Repeat with the other two corners, leaving the knot open to slip in a wooden spoon handle.
- Propping the spoon across the top of a large bowl, suspend the berries.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Squeeze as much juice as possible from the berries.
- Correct for sugar and stir in the salt.
- Reserve the pulp for jam.
- Pour the strawberry juice into a nonstick baking dish.
- Freeze for several hours.
- Use a spatula to cut and scrape the frozen juice into an ice the consistency of snow.
- Refreeze before serving.
- Place a few scoops of granita in a bowl and drizzle a few drops of the vinegar over it.
- Serve.
very ripe strawberries, sugar, salt, balsamic vinegar
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7283 (may not work)