Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 4 green tea bags
- 2 oranges
Directions
Bring a tea kettle, with 3 cups of water, to a boil over medium heat.
In a heatproof bowl add the sugar, ginger and tea bags. Pour in 3 cups of boiling water. Stir to dissolve the sugar and let the tea bags steep until the liquid is cool. Strain and pour into an 8 by 8-inch metal cake pan and put it into the freezer. Check it after 45 minutes to 1 hour (depending on your freezer). Stir with a fork breaking up any ice crystals that have formed. Put the pan back into the freezer and continue checking and forking every 45 minutes to 1 hour until you have a container of ice shards.
To make orange cups, slice the oranges in half and carefully remove the flesh with a spoon, making sure to keep the rinds intact. In a small bowl, muddle the orange flesh to get out the juice, then strain and reserve it for the "Rising Sun" cocktail recipe. Slice a bit of the bottom of each orange half so that it can stand upright. Put the orange rinds into the freezer.
Once the granita is completely frozen, divide it evenly among the 4 orange halves and serve immediately.
















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By camille404_12834724
Acworth, 49
on April 27, 2010
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I made a few modifications and really enjoyed this granita. I didn't really expect it to taste like ice cream, given that it has no milk or cream. I thought it would taste like an Italian ice, and it certainly did. I added a little extra sugar, grated some ginger and actually kept it in the mixture, and used a Zen green tea that had spearmint and lemon grass. The presentation is fun and appetizing, and cutting the oranges was quite easy. Not generally a fan of green tea, I was surprised at how much I liked this easy little dessert. I will definitely make it again!
By venuspriestess_...
Orange, 70
on April 26, 2010
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You can't compare this to ice cream! And it tastes like left over tea water.
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