Chocolate Sorbet - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/3 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring often to dissolve the sugar.
Whisk in cocoa powder until smooth.
Bring to a boil; simmer for 1 minute.
Pour cocoa mixture over the chopped chocolate and whisk until smooth.
Add vanilla, cover and chill until cold.
Freeze this mixture in an ice cream maker according to your manufacturer's instructions.
When frozen, transfer to a freezer container, press a piece of wax paper to the top and freeze until firm, for at least 3 hours.