Strawberries Diable

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pints fresh strawberries
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 lemon, juice reserved
• 5 black peppercorns, crushed
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream
• whipped cream, sweetened to taste
• confectioners' sugar, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 remove strawberry stems, and cut strawberries into thick slices.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan, over medium heat, melt sugar until light brown and caramelized.
• 3 remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• 4 stir in orange and lemon juice (combined juices should measure 1 cup).
• 5 raise heat to medium-high and stir until all particles are dissolved.
• 6 add strawberries and bring to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until liquid is reduced by half, sprinkling pepper over berries while simmering; do not stir.
• 8 let cool at room temperature and chill for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours.
• 9 to serve, spoon 1/4 of the sauce onto 4 flat plates. place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top slightly to the side and a dollop of whipped cream slightly to the other side and sift confectioner's sugar over plate to dust.
• 10 *note: the sauce may be frozen. for a more exotic flavor use 1/2 cup of orange juice plus 1/4 cup of orange-flavored liqueur.