Add sensitive berries later
Currants and cherries may cook briefly, but raspberries break down quickly. Carefully fold soft fruits into the hot grits only after tying.
German Recipe
Red berry compote with vanilla sauce
Heat berries with juice and sugar. Stir in starch, stir in and bring to the boil briefly. Pour the jelly into bowls and cool. Heat the milk with vanilla, mix the egg yolks with sugar and thicken gently. Serve the jelly with vanilla sauce.
Total time
30 min
Calories
340 kcal
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
How to make red jelly with vanilla sauce
Fill the jelly into bowls and cool. Heat the milk with vanilla, mix the egg yolks with sugar and thicken gently. Serve the jelly with the vanilla sauce.
German Recipes
Fruit
Recipe
Red berry compote with vanilla sauce
Heat berries with juice and sugar. Stir in starch, stir in and bring to the boil briefly.
Ingredients
4 servings
Method
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1
Cooking grits
Heat the berries with the juice and sugar.
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2
Binding
Stir in the starch, stir in and bring to the boil briefly.
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3
Cooling
Fill the grits into bowls and cool.
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4
Vanilla sauce
Heat milk with vanilla, mix egg yolks with sugar and thicken gently.
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5
Serve
Serve grits with vanilla sauce.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Red berry compote with vanilla sauce
Working in starch without lumps
Stir cornstarch with cold cherry juice until smooth, pour into the boiling liquid and bring to the boil, stirring once, only then will it develop its full binding force.
Tempering egg yolks for vanilla sauce
Slowly stir some hot vanilla milk into the egg yolks and return the mixture to the pan. Gently heat the sauce without stirring.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Heat frozen berries directly with juice and sugar and consider the additional liquid when tying. If possible, add raspberries only at the end.
Use only sour cherries and season the juice with a little vanilla and lemon grinding. The starch quantity remains the same, provided that the total amount of liquid is the same.
Nutrition per serving
340kcal
58.0 gCarbohydrates
6.0 gProtein
10.0 gFat
Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Red berry compote with vanilla sauce
Traditionally, sour cherries, red and black currants, raspberries and strawberries are suitable. The mixture may be adapted to the season and the desired acidity.
Stir some cherry juice into the still warm semolina. If the semolina is cold, work in the juice carefully so that the fruit is not completely crushed.
Place cling film directly on the surface of the cooled sauce or stir it regularly while it is cooling, so that no dry layer can be created.
The fruit grind lasts about three days, the egg-yellowish vanilla sauce should be consumed within two days.
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