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Best Ottoman Sherbet – Turkish Fruit Drink

Turkish fruit drink or Ottoman sherbet is one of the most refreshing drinks that Turkish people make in hot weather. This drink is also popular in the holy month of Ramadan.
This is one of the most flavorful drinks.
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Best Ottoman Sherbet – Turkish Fruit Drink

Course Drinks
Cuisine Turkish
Keyword Ottoman sherbet, turkish fruits drink
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 14 US cups
Author LDSโ€™s Mom

Ingredients

  • About 6 plums
  • About 2 cups frozen dark sweet cherries
  • About 4 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 cups granulated sugar or to your liking
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Slices of 1/2 lemon
  • Water as needed

Instructions

  1. Wash the plums and put them in a pot along with the frozen dark sweet cherries.

  2. Add cinnamon stick and the cloves.

  3. Cover the fruits with water and place the pot over medium high heat.

  4. Bring to a boil.

  5. Reduce the heat to medium low and let cook for 30 minutes.

  6. Strain the fruits through a strainer.

  7. Make sure to press on the cooked fruits to get the maximum pulp.

  8. You can add water on the fruits in the strainer to help get more pulp.

  9. Pour the strained liquid back in the pot over medium heat.

  10. Add granulated sugar (more or less your liking).

  11. Add lemon juice and lemon slices.

  12. If you like you can leave the juice concentrated and add cold water later at serving but I prefer to add water at this step.

  13. Mix everything with a spoon or a whisk.

  14. In meantime, continue pressing on the cooked fruits in the strainer to get more pulp.

  15. Add the pulp to the pot.

  16. Bring to a boil and let cook for about 5 minutes. Make sure you taste your drink (if it needs more sugar then add more. If it needs more water then add more).

  17. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

  18. Strain again.

  19. Serve it cold with ice if you like. You can always add more cold water at serving.

Recipe Notes

  • You can add dark grapes along with the other fruits.
  • Usually, the drink is made concentrated and at serving you can add cold water and ice.
  • Usually, I make this drink without measuring the ย ingredients but I tried to give the exact ingredients I have used for the purpose of this recipe.
  • You can use fresh cherries of course.
  • The amount of water added to the drink is to taste. If you like your drink concentrated then add less water.
  • Make sure you taste your drink, if itโ€™s too sweet, then add water.ย 
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Best Strawberry Panna Cotta

Panna cotta is an excellent Italian dessert that is basically a sweetened cooked cream thickened with gelatin.
You can invert the Panna cotta on a serving plate. Please see recipe notes below.
Strained strawberry sauce.
This is a lemon Panna Cotta, garnished with candied lemon. You can make Panna Cotta with so may flavorings.
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Best Strawberry Panna Cotta

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword strawberry panna cotta, panna cotta
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3
Author LDSโ€™s Mom

Ingredients

For Panna Cotta

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp unflavored powdered gelatin
  • 2 tbsp water

For the strawberry sauce

  • 2 cups fresh strawberries plus more for serving
  • 1/4 granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

  1. First, prepare the Panna Cotta.

  2. Hydrate the powdered gelatin in 1 tablespoon water. Set aside.

  3. Put milk, heavy cream and sugar in a saucepan over medium low heat, stirring frequently. Bring to a simmer.

  4. Turn off the heat and add the hydrated gelatin.

  5. Mix well until the gelatin is dissolved.

  6. Add vanilla extract and mix it again.

  7. Pour in serving cups or ramekins.

  8. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours, preferably overnight.

Prepare the strawberry sauce

  1. In a saucepan, put the 2 cups fresh strawberries, sugar and water.

  2. Place the saucepan over medium heat.

  3. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and let simmer for about 10 minutes.

  4. Use a potato masher if you like, to mash the strawberries, this will help cook them fast.

  5. Add lemon juice then strain the sauce.

  6. Pour the strained sauce back in the saucepan over medium low heat.

  7. Add cornstarch and stir constantly until the sauce thickens. Let cool completely.

  8. Pour the strawberry sauce on the Panna Cotta in the serving cups.

  9. Garnish with some strawberries on top.

  10. Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

  • If you choose to invert the Panna Cotta on a plate then place the ramekins in hot water for few seconds. Run a thin knife around the edges of the ramekins then invert the Panna Cotta. Drizzle some strawberry sauce on top.
  • You can add sugar to your strawberry sauce to your liking.
  • You can use gelatin to thicken the strawberry sauce instead of cornstarch. The use of a little cornstarch will keep the sauce pourable unlike using gelatin.
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