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Merry Strawberry Waffles

Merry Strawberry Waffles

A stunning Merry Strawberry Waffles recipe taken from More Taste & Less Waste Cookbook.


5/5

2

10 mins

Merry Strawberry Waffles

Ingredients

Red wine 200ml (7fl oz)

Caster sugar 3 tbsp

Vanilla pod 1, split

Small plain waffles 4

Whipping cream 75ml (3fl oz)

Fresh strawberries 200g (7oz), hulled and halved or quartered

Instructions

1

Pour the wine into a small saucepan. Add the sugar and vanilla pod. Heat slowly, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved, then increase the heat and boil for about 8 minutes until the wine has reduced by half and thickened to a syrup. Leave to cool.

2

Remove the vanilla pod (see tips).

3

Just before serving, toast the waffles according to the pack’s instructions and keep warm. Whip the cream until soft peaks form.

4

To serve, top the waffles with a dollop of cream, scatter the strawberries on top and pour over the wine sauce.


Cook’s Tips

Vanilla pods are expensive, but they can be used more than once. After using, rinse well then pat dry with kitchen paper. Leave to dry, lightly covered with greaseproof paper, until no longer sticky. Store in an airtight container. If you have scraped out the seeds to use in a recipe, the pod can still be re-used in this way, though the flavour will be milder. Alternatively, rinse and thoroughly dry the pod then chop into small pieces and mix into a small jar of caster sugar. Leave for a month, shaking every few days, before using as vanilla-scented sugar. If you don’t drink red wine very often, you can buy a small (187ml) bottle to use in this recipe. This recipe works well with any fresh berries or a combination of berries and seedless grapes. Whisk any remaining cream with elderflower (or another flavour of your choice) cordial and a little icing sugar and serve with poached fruit, such as gooseberries or rhubarb.

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