Recipe - Orange Liqueur Marinated Strawberries

2 pt Strawberries, washed and
quartered
3 tablespoon Confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoon Orange liqueur
1 lg Orange, juice and zest
reserved
1 Lemon, juice and zest
reserved
1 Vanilla bean
One half pt Whipping cream
1 pt Premium vanilla ice cream

Toss the strawberries with the confectioners' sugar, liqueur, juices, and
zest. Allow to marinate refrigerated for 30 minutes. Split the vanilla bean
open with a knife and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds to the whipping
cream in an ice cold bowl and whip the cream to soft peaks just prior to
serving. Serve one scoop of ice cream in a martini glass, spoon some
marinated strawberries over the ice cream and serve with a dollop of
whipped cream on top.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8865 Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #591 by
Angele Freeman jfreeman@netusa1.net on Apr 29, 1997