500 g very ripe fresh mango pulp (flesh of approx 3 medium mangoes) .
150 ml water .
150 g caster sugar (superfine sugar) .
1 egg white
Directions
Step #1 In a small stainless steel saucepan, stir the sugar & water with a wooden spoon.
Step #2 Heat on medium until the sugar has dissolved, then boil the mixture for about 1 min.
Step #3 Remove from the heat & allow this to cool.
Step #4 (This can be done ahead of time & the resulting syrup kept in a tightly sealed container in the fridge.
Step #5 ).
Step #6 Chop the chilli very finely, then thoroughly bruise in a small mortar & pestle.
Step #7 Place the mango flesh, sugar mixture (syrup) & chilli in a mixer.
Step #8 Use the lemon juice to rinse the last little bit of chilli juice from the mortar & pestle & add that to the mixer too.
Step #9 Blend the mango mixture until smooth.
Step #10 Beat the egg white In a large-ish bowl until almost stiff.
Step #11 Stir the mango mixture into the egg white until well mixed.
Step #12 Freeze the sorbet in an icecream maker.
Step #13 Remove from the icecream maker when thick & store this in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 days (the fewer the better).
Step #14 The sorbet may need to stand at about room temp for a few mins before serving, but this time will be minimised if the sorbet is made less than a day before it will be served.