Recipe - Strawberries Flambe

2 pt Strawberries; washed, hulled
and halved
3 tablespoon Sugar
One half Lemon; juice of
One fourth cup Strawberryflavored brandy
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Sprinkle of cinnamon
One fourth cup Cognac

Place the strawberries in a shallow bowl with 2 tbs. of the sugar, the
lemon juice, and strawberryflavored brandy. Let marinate for 10 minutes,
turning once. Heat a saute pan over a chafing dish and add the remaining 1
tbs. sugar and the butter, cooking until the mixture carmelizes. Quickly
add the strawberries and marinade and sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour the
Cognac over the fruit and ignite. Remove the berries after 30 secondsthey
should be barley warmed, not cookedand finish flambeing the sauce. Serve
the strawberries plain, on ice cream, or with whipped cream, spooning the
sauce on top. Serve at once.

CAFE PLAZA

COPLEY PLAZA, BOSTON

GEVREY, CHEMBERTIN DOMAINE POUL.

From the Micro Cookbook Collection of French Recipes. Downloaded from
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