If you too have a plethora of the lovely
little buggers here are some ideas.
Strawberry Coulis
fresh strawberries – hulled and halved
caster sugar – half the weight of the strawberries
~ Put
the and sugar into a small saucepan.
~ Stir
over a medium heat giving the fruit a squash now and then – you could add a
dribble of water to encourage the sugar to melt if the fruit isn’t very juicy.
~ Continue to cook and squash till the sugar has melted and the fruit and cooked down to a mush.
~ Continue to cook and squash till the sugar has melted and the fruit and cooked down to a mush.
~ Strain through a fine nylon sieve pushing on
the fruit debris to extract as much coulis as poss.
Serve the coulis over creamy desserts and ice cream or fold into whipped cream as a cake filling or frosting.
~ If you don’t have enough fruit to go round chop what you have and stir into scones before baking. Serve with clotted cream, of course. Strawberry scones recipe here.
~ Similarly add to cake and muffin recipes.
~ Freeze strawberries, spread out on a tray so they don’t stick together, and then store in an airtight container till you have a large enough collection to be useful or here a couple of ways to use the frozen berries ….
~ Add individual frozen strawberries to drinks as posh ice cubes.
Sudden Strawberry Sorbet
650g frozen strawberries - slightly thawed
65g caster sugar
40ml vodka or other suitable spirit
~ Put everything into a food processor or liquidizer and process till smooth.
~ Put back in the freezer and mash every now and then with a fork or potato masher to keep it smooth.
Oh, by the way – make sure not to use too much alcohol or the sorbet won’t freeze.
In other news (and I'm very excited) …
I went up to
(News from the future - not only is this book now published but a new edition comes out on 1st March 2018; Creative Ways to Use Up Leftovers.)
After talking with my publishers I wandered up Piccadilly and had a look in Fortnum & Mason which I haven’t been in for probably 20 years or more. Interesting place!
The shop assistants wear tail coats, the
architecture is fab and the jam display amazing. Next trip I might buy some toffee'd scorpions
and then I can write about what to do with the leftovers!
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I am glad I stumbled upon your blog. I enjoyed...Amazing pictures!
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