Food & Wine
Panna cotta with strawberry sauce
This tasty Italian dessert is topped with delicious strawberry sauce and adds a fruity, creamy flavour to end any meal.
Ingredients:
Custard
- 1 ½ cups of milk
- 8g package of unflavoured gelatin
- 1 ½ cups of whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of sugar
Sauce
- 0.7kg of strawberries (one large box), quartered + extra for garnish
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of sugar
- ¼ cup of water
Method:
- To make the custard, in a bowl, add milk pour gelatin on top and let sit until gelatin has softened.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, mix cream, sugar and gelatin mix, stirring until dissolved.
- Add vanilla, stir, and pour into ramekins.
- Chill for four hours.
- To prepare the sauce, in a saucepan over medium heat, combine quartered strawberries, vanilla extract, sugar, and water.
- Using a masher, mash strawberries and whisk until smooth as mixture cooks.
- Allow to simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Allow to cool.
- Remove panna cottas from fridge. Loosen with a thin knife and remove, setting onto individual plates.
- Pour strawberry sauce atop and decorate with halved strawberries.
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