Orange And Star Anise Granita With Lychees - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1 None orange, peel finely grated
2 None star anise
2 cups orange juice
16 None lychees, peeled, or 1 can (15 oz) lychee, drained

Preparation

Place a 12 x 8-inch shallow metal rectangular pan in freezer.
Combine 2 cups water, sugar, orange peel and star anise in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Reduce heat to low; simmer, without stirring, 3 mins. Remove from heat and discard star anise. Stir in orange juice. Cool to room temperature.
Pour orange mixture into chilled pan and return to freezer. Freeze 3 hours, removing from freezer every 30 mins to scrape with a fork to break up ice crystals. When set, granita should be a soft, crushed ice texture. To serve, scoop into chilled glasses and top with lychees.