Pistachio gelato

Pistachio gelato

Recipe by : Sara Conforto
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Preparation : 20 min
Cooking : 10 min
Total time : 6 h 30
Rest : 6 h
6 people

500 g of unshelled pistachio (no salt)

150 g of caster sugar

125 ml of full cream milk

650 ml of full cream milk

300 ml of cream

225 g of caster sugar

2 tbsp of cornflour

1 egg yolk

1 tbsp of vanilla extract

RECIPE STEPS
1
Add unshelled Pistachio into a saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes.
  • 500 g of unshelled pistachio (no salt)
2
Drain and rinse under cold tap water to cool them.
3
Dry the Pistachio nut with a tea towel and remove the shell and the skin of the Pistachio.
4
Using a food processor, add the pistachio into the bowl, PULSE a few times.
5
Add the caster sugar and again pulse 3 to 4 times, scrape the side of the bowl with a spatula.
  • 150 g of caster sugar
6
Add the full cream milk into the food processor bowl with the crushed pistachio nut and sugar and process until it is finely milled like a paste.
  • 125 ml of full cream milk
7
Pour 100ml of milk into a bowl and combine with the cornflour and sugar. Set aside.
  • 100 ml of full cream milk
  • 225 g of caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp of cornflour
8
Combine the full cream milk and cream in a saucepan and heat the milk until little bubbles form around the saucepan – do not boil.
  • 550 ml of full cream milk
9
Add the premixed cornflour and sugar into the warm milk combination and stir gently until all the sugar has dissolved in the warm milk and cream. Continue to stir and lower the temperature on the stove. Keep stirring until it is like heavy cream consistency that coats the back of a spoon.
10
Mix the egg yolk in a bowl or glass. Remove the saucepan from the stove, and add the whisked yolk to the warm milk. This will look like a very pale yellow mixture. Make sure there are no lumps.
  • 1 egg yolk
11
Strain the mixture and then transfer the cooked base into the refrigerator until it is completely cooled (6 hours or overnight.
12
Add the Pistachio paste to the Gelato base. Place in the Gelato Expert and select the GELATO function.
13
When the light starts to flash, the gelato is ready to serve.

claire98075

hi. just read the recipe - do you mean UN-shelled pistachios? As you say use shelled ones.

Response from the Magimix team: Thank you for your feedback and for bringing this to our attention. We apologize for any confusion caused. The recipe indeed calls for unshelled pistachios. We will update the recipe to reflect this more clearly. We appreciate your understanding and hope you enjoy making the Pistachio Gelato. If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out. Warm regards, The Magimix Team