Post by Loupy on Sept 16, 2011 20:49:41 GMT -7
Stewed Strawberries
From: www.Chefinyou.com
We love the tart mildly sweet berries with almost all our breakfast goodies (exception of Indian B/Fs).
You can warm them up in microwave for few seconds. I have never made a huge batch since this is ridiculously simple. I usually make it on a week to week basis hence I am not sure how long it really keeps in the fridge. I store them in an air tight container.
Prep Time: Under 15 min
Cook Time: Under 30 min
Serves: 4 people
Yield: Around 2 cups
Ingredients
16 Oz fresh Strawberries
Agave Nectar to taste (see Tips)
Method
Chop the stem (hull).
You can do a coarse chop or Quarter the berries.
I like large chunks of berries.
These berries were large hence I sliced them in half first and then sliced each of the halves again into two.
It will depend on the size of the berries too.
Place them in a colander and rinse them gently under cold water.
You can wash them first and then chop.
No hard or fast rules here.
Drain the water well and place the berries in a saucepan.
Cook them in medium heat.
Give it a stir now and then.
Around 5 minutes you will find the berries releasing their juices.
Cook another 10 minutes.
I want nice "flow'y" sauce with sizable chunks of the fruit hence do not cook further.
At this point I add the sweetener.
I cook it for another 5 minutes and cool the sauce.
Its now ready.
Tips
1. If you do not have Agave Nectar, you can use regular sugar instead. Any other sweetener (honey, brown sugar, sucanant, Splenda etc) can also be used. The amount will vary depending the sweetness/tartness of the berries and your taste preference. My batch of berries were mildly sweet and since we do not like to eat too much sweet during mornings, I used about 1 tbsp ( may be a little more) of Agave. Agave is much sweeter than sugar or honey so a little goes a long way.
2. You can also add additional flavoring like lemon zest and juice to this.
From: www.Chefinyou.com
We love the tart mildly sweet berries with almost all our breakfast goodies (exception of Indian B/Fs).
You can warm them up in microwave for few seconds. I have never made a huge batch since this is ridiculously simple. I usually make it on a week to week basis hence I am not sure how long it really keeps in the fridge. I store them in an air tight container.
Prep Time: Under 15 min
Cook Time: Under 30 min
Serves: 4 people
Yield: Around 2 cups
Ingredients
16 Oz fresh Strawberries
Agave Nectar to taste (see Tips)
Method
Chop the stem (hull).
You can do a coarse chop or Quarter the berries.
I like large chunks of berries.
These berries were large hence I sliced them in half first and then sliced each of the halves again into two.
It will depend on the size of the berries too.
Place them in a colander and rinse them gently under cold water.
You can wash them first and then chop.
No hard or fast rules here.
Drain the water well and place the berries in a saucepan.
Cook them in medium heat.
Give it a stir now and then.
Around 5 minutes you will find the berries releasing their juices.
Cook another 10 minutes.
I want nice "flow'y" sauce with sizable chunks of the fruit hence do not cook further.
At this point I add the sweetener.
I cook it for another 5 minutes and cool the sauce.
Its now ready.
Tips
1. If you do not have Agave Nectar, you can use regular sugar instead. Any other sweetener (honey, brown sugar, sucanant, Splenda etc) can also be used. The amount will vary depending the sweetness/tartness of the berries and your taste preference. My batch of berries were mildly sweet and since we do not like to eat too much sweet during mornings, I used about 1 tbsp ( may be a little more) of Agave. Agave is much sweeter than sugar or honey so a little goes a long way.
2. You can also add additional flavoring like lemon zest and juice to this.
