pear ginger sorbet with chinese five spice

My roomate brought home these Bartlett pears from CostCo (I know...) and they were....perfect.

Ripe, fragrant, perfectly pearish. I'm sure they came from Chile or Australia or some other terribly far away place that is the opposite of local.

The chinese five spice and ginger add a little heat.

Pear Ginger Sorbet with Chinese Five Spice

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

1/2 cup white wine (something crisp and fruity)

2 tablespoons corn syrup

4 ripe pears, chopped into chunks.

1/4 teaspoon chinese five spice powder

1 teaspoon lemon zest

3 tablespoons lemon juice (or juice from one lemon)

2 teaspoons grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon orange flower water (optional)

1. Add sugar, water, corn syrup and wine to a medium saucepan and heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

2. Chop pears and toss with chinese five spice, lemon zest and juice.

3. Combine the pears and sugar syrup and add ginger and orange flower water. Blend in a blender until smooth.

4. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Taste and adjust flavor.

5. Chill thoroughly and process in ice cream machine.