serves
6
difficulty
Easy
serves
6
people
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
1 kg gooseberries, stems removed, or other berries
110 g (½ cup) white sugar
1 tbs elderflower cordial (see Note)
300 ml pouring cream, chilled, whipped
Instructions
Place gooseberries in a saucepan with the sugar over medium heat and cook for 10 minutes or until really soft.
Strain mixture through a sieve, pressing down on fruit with the back of a spoon to extract as much pulp as possible. Reserve the pulp and juice and discard the skins. Set aside to cool, then stir in the elderflower cordial.
Strain custard through the same sieve as you did the berries. Gently fold gooseberry mixture and whipped cream through custard, adding extra sugar to taste.
Note
Elderflower cordial is from supermarkets.
As seen in Feast Magazine, Issue 16, pg40.
Photography by Alan Benson
As seen in Feast Magazine, Issue 16, pg40.
Photography by Alan Benson
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.