Sicily

Gelato al pistacchio

Name: Gelato al pistacchio
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted, shelled pistachios; 2 1/4 cups milk; 2/3 cup fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream); 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); a pinch salt

Real pistachio gelato is the colour of moss, not mint. Grind your own and you'll never go back.

40 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

4hPlan ahead. Soak for 4 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayBronte pistachio, Sicilian style.

The original

337kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

40minutessame

Pistacchio.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Pistachios1 cup, unsalted, shelled

Milk2¼ cups

Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)⅔ cup

Sugar½ cup plus 1 tbsp

Cornflour (cornstarch)2 tbsp

Salta pinch

Method

5 steps

1Blanch pistachios, rub off the skins, then grind with 2 tbsp sugar into a paste.
2Heat milk, cream and remaining sugar; whisk in cornflour slurry and cook until slightly thick.
3Blend in the pistachio paste and salt. Chill completely.
4Churn, or still freeze.
5No machine? Freeze in a shallow tub and beat with a fork or whisk every 30 minutes for 3 hours.

Serve it like this

Serve in small cups with chopped pistachios on top, slightly soft.

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Gelato al pistacchio

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