Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, red berry compote (rote gruetze). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
This light, fruity dessert is a German summertime staple - a mixed berry compote with custard. The fruity mix is ideal as a topping for granola or stirred through ice cream. Rote Grütze is a typical speciality in northern Germany.
Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red berry compote (rote gruetze) using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze):
- Take 600 g mixed berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, sour cherries
- Take 0.5 l cherry or black currant juice
- Prepare 1/2 vanilla pod (or few drops vanilla extract)
- Prepare 3 tbsp starch
- Get 1-2 tbsp cassis liquor, optional
- Prepare 3-4 tbsp sugar to taste
Its consistency is like a soft pudding and we like to pour some vanilla sauce (custard) on. This light, fruity dessert is a German summertime staple - a mixed berry compote with custard. The fruity mix is ideal as a topping for granola or stirred through ice cream. Pour slowly into the hot fruit and continue stirring until mixed in well - the compote will thicken after a couple of mins.
Instructions to make Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze):
- Wasch and clean fruits and drain on a kitchen towel. Remove cherry pits, cut big strawberries into half or quaters. Remove stem of the currants. Cut the vanilla bean into half and grate out the pulp.
- Let the vanilla pulp and bean together with the juice come to a boil. Dissolve starch in 3-4 tbsp water and add to the boiling juice. Let cook for 2-3 minutes until it thickens.
- Add the prepared fruits (and liquor if you like) to the hot juice mix and let them heat up but make sure not to overcook them. So I recommend to remove the fruits from the stove once they are all covered by the hot juice. Don't cook it for more than 1-2 minutes. Add sugar to taste (I used only 2 tbsp this time since the fruits were already super sweet).
- Store in a container, let come to room temperature and then store it in the refrigerator (should be good for a week atl least).
You can make Rote Grütze with any red berries you happen to have - raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, currents. I often use a bag of frozen berries from Trader Joe's. My favorite is the very cherry blend but the simple berry mix works great too. Rote grütze is a popular specialty from Northern Germany and has a lovely tart flavour. Serve with vanilla custard, cream or vanilla ice-cream. • For mixed berries, use a combination of any of the following: raspberries, red and/or blackcurrants, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries.
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