Strawberry Ice Cream

By AllisonClayman

Ingredients

• 1 pound strawberries, trimmed, halved if large
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups heavy cream
• Equipment: an ice cream maker

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Coarsely mash strawberries with sugar, lemon juice, and salt using a potato masher in a large bowl. Let stand, stirring and mashing occasionally, 10 minutes.
Transfer half of strawberry mixture to a blender and pur�with cream until smooth. Return strawberry cream to bowl with remaining strawberries and chill, stirring occasionally, until very cold, 3 to 6 hours.
Freeze mixture in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to firm up.
Cooks' note:
Ice cream keeps 1 week.