Lime Ice

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 lemons
• 3 cups water
• Kaffir lime leaves
• 3/4 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Grate the peel of two lemons, then combine the lemon zest, water, and sugar in a medium saucepan.
Bring the liquid to a simmer and continue simmering it, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved (about 3 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool. Pour the cooled liquid through a mesh strainer into a medium mixing bowl. Discard the zest left in the strainer.
Cut the lemons into halves and, with a lemon reamer or citrus juicer, juice enough of them to make 2/3 cup of strained lemon juice.
Stir the juice into the sugar water. Then pour the mixture into a large, shallow nonaluminum baking dish. Place the baking dish in your freezer.
When the mixture starts to freeze around the edge, stir and mash it with a fork to break up the ice. Repeat this periodically until the ice is firm (about 3 to 5 hours). Serve in hollowed lemon halves. Garnish with kaffir lime leaves. Makes 8 to 10 servings.