Strawberries In Sauce Anglaise

Ingredients list for Strawberries In Sauce Anglaise

• 20-24 Fresh strawberries
• 500 millilitres Cream
• 1 Vanilla pod
• 4 Egg yolks
• 150 grams Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Cornflour/ corn starch
• 3-4 Black peppercorns crushed

Method

1. Hull and quarter the strawberries. Arrange them in a serving bowl.
2. Heat cream in a pan. Slit the vanilla stick or pod, remove the grains and add to the cream.
3. Cook on low heat, stirring occasionally for about five minutes.
4. Strain into another pan and cool slightly. Take egg yolks in a bowl, add sugar and corn flour and whisk together thoroughly till well blended.
5. Add to the cream and cook on low heat, stirring continuously, till the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
6. Pour the sauce over the strawberries. Sprinkle freshly crushed black peppercorns and serve hot.