strawberries with spanish sherry

Name: Strawberries with Spanish Sherry
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) fresh strawberries, washed and hulled (if small keep whole or cut larger strawberries in half); 2 cup(s) water; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 3-4 - whole cloves; 1 - small cinnamon stick; 1" - vanilla bean, split or about 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla paste or vanilla extract; 2 tablespoon(s) spanish sherry vinegar or fino sherry, to taste (not cooking sherry!); 1 teaspoon(s) orange zest, finely grated (original recipe specifies lemon zest); 2 cup(s) whole milk plain yogurt, drained; 1/2 teaspoon(s) rosewater, to taste; - orange zest, for garnish

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C G

Vallèe du Willamette, OR

Updated on Aug 16, 2014

(Sweet and sour strawberries but more sweet than sour.) Spanish, Greek and Arabic flavors! I thought about adding a dash of cardamom or a garnish of nuts but then forgot. I tested this recipe using fresh strawberries and raspberries. I do think that peaches, nectarines or perhaps watermelon may work with this flavor combination as well. Adapted from a recipe found on the website Saveurs de Monde.

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prep time 40 Min

cook time 5 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups fresh strawberries, washed and hulled (if small keep whole or cut larger strawberries in half)
2 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
3-4 - whole cloves
1 - small cinnamon stick
1" - vanilla bean, split or about 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla paste or vanilla extract
2 tablespoons spanish sherry vinegar or fino sherry, to taste (not cooking sherry!)
1 teaspoon orange zest, finely grated (original recipe specifies lemon zest)
2 cups whole milk plain yogurt, drained
1/2 teaspoon rosewater, to taste
- orange zest, for garnish

How To Make strawberries with spanish sherry

Step 1

Set the washed strawberries [singly] in a non-reactive serving bowl.

Step 2

Place the water and sugar in a pot; add the cloves, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean (note: if using vanilla paste or extract see Step #4).
Step 3

Bring the mixture to a boil and then boil for about 5 minutes or until reduced by half. Add the Spanish sherry vinegar, bring back to a boil and boil another 1 minute.
Step 4

Move the simple syrup off the burner and stir in the orange zest and if using vanilla paste or extract add it, too. Let the flavors infuse for about 10 minutes then taste test. I liked the flavor best sweet with subtle acidity from the Sherry vinegar.
Step 5

Pour the simply syrup over the strawberries so that the *syrup covers most of the fruit. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes. *You will probably have extra simple syrup which can be used in lemonade, mixed with club soda, stirred into iced tea, etc.
Step 6

Stir the rosewater into the plain yogurt. Just before serving spoon the yogurt into individual dessert dishes. Spoon some of the infused strawberries and a little bit of the syrup over the yogurt. Garnish with orange zest.
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