Drunken Strawberries Flambé with Vanilla Cream
INGREDIENTS SERVES 4 250g Strawberries 80ml Cointreau 50g Castor sugar 1 x cup Double Cream 1 x teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 x tablespoon Icing sugar
EQUIPMENT Sauté Pan Mixing bowl Spoon Whisk
METHOD 1.
Thoroughly wash hands with soap, rinse and dry completely
2.
Wash strawberries and hull
3.
Marinate the strawberries in Contrieau and sugar, saving some of the Contrieau for making the flambé effect
4.
Place cream, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl and gently whisk to combine
5.
Heat a BBQ to a very high heat
6.
Heat a sauté pan on the BBQ until its smoking hot
7.
Toss the marinated strawberries into the pan and add the Cointreau
8.
Allow all of the alcohol to burn out, caramelizing the strawberries
9.
Remove the strawberries from the pan and serve on a plate or a glass coupe
10. Top the strawberries with the vanilla cream 11. Enjoy!
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