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Recipe: Vinegar'd Strawberries With Crme Frache

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Vinegard Strawberries with Crme Frache
serves 4

1/3 cup good-quality aged balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 pints fresh, in-season, strawberries
1 (8-ounce) container crme frache
fresh mint leaves, sliced in chiffonade

Remove the stems and slice the strawberries lengthwise small berries should be quartered, and larger berries can be cut in sixths or eighths.

In a bowl that will hold the berries, combine the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. Add the strawberries and toss to coat. Cover and set aside to allow berries to macerate in the vinegar mixture at least 2 hours, re-tossing every half hour.

To serve, place a mound of berries on in a shallow bowl with a dollop of crme frache and a sprinkling of mint leaves.

Comments (5)

SK - This is my favorite low-effort, high-impact summer treat. Maybe I should plan for strawberry plants in the garden next year...

posted by keeeks on 2006-07-12 13:56:52

i got a recipe like this out of one of the original naked chef cookbooks, but with a variation
rather than creme fraiche, i use marscapone, lightly sweetened and flavored with vanilla beans

if you have any leftovers (doubtful) my old roommate and i used to mix the berries and mascarpone together and freeze it
it turns into a kinda custard and is equally delicious!

posted by ann on 2006-07-12 14:42:10

Sara Moulton did something like this a few years back, but she suggested those without the proper aged vinegar could substitute by doing a reduction of balsamic and brown sugar, let it cool a bit, and drizzle over fresh strawberries and vanilla ice cream. Really good.

posted by paul on 2006-07-12 16:25:46

Can I ask a question that is not related to the above ? -

Do anybody have any suggestions for an icecream maker ?

we are big consumers of icecream. Store bought icecreams have ingredients listed that I do not understand or will have to open a chemistry text book to understand.

So I was wondering if anybody you out there have found any icecream maker useful please drop a line

posted by press on 2006-07-12 18:58:24

I just made this dessert last night for a dinner party. Served it with vanilla ice cream and gateau chocolat. It was a huge success!

And yes, it was a great suggestion to make a reduction of the vinegar and sugar if the vinegar wasn't of high quality.

Thanks for posting and thanks for the additional advice in the comments!

posted by tina on 2007-01-14 02:40:47