Red Berry Sauce Recipes

DUCK BREAST WITH BERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the duck breast with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Brown the duck breast, skin side first, then flip over, reduce heat and cook other side, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the duck breasts to a platter, reserving the juices in the pan. Work in batches, if necessary.
• To make the sauce, add the balsamic vinegar and red wine to the pan and cook until reduced by half. Add the stock and reduce by half again, then add brown sugar, rosemary and berries and cook for 3 minutes. Strain into a bowl and whisk in the butter to finish. Place the duck breast on each plate and drizzle the sauce around.

BERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, place berries, 2 tablespoons sugar, lemon juice, and zest. Cook for about 5 minutes, mixing occasionally until the liquid (which is the juice released from the fruit) thickens. At any point, you can add water if the sauce it too thick, or more sugar to make it sweeter.
• In a small cup, whisk together cornstarch and water until smooth, then add it to the saucepan. Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes longer until it reaches the desired consistency. Sauce will thicken further as it cools.

MIXED BERRY SAUCE TO BE ENJOYED WITH MEAT

Steps:

• Cook the meat that is going to be served in a pan and then remove it and set aside to rest, covering with foil to retain the heat.
• Add the orange juice, bay leaf, redcurrant jelly, berries and sugar to the meat juices left in the pan from cooking the meat and boil the mixture for 3-4 minutes.
• Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for another 5 minutes until the fruit is soft.
• Remove the bay leaf, stir in the balsamic vinegar, mint and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon over the meat and serve immediately while hot.

RED BERRY SUNDAE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 1/4 cup water into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, swirling the pan, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Put the raspberries and strawberries into a blender jar and pour the hot sugar syrup over them. Puree the berries just until liquefied. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl to strain out the seeds.
• Transfer the sauce to a pitcher and pour over ice cream or sliced pound cake. Store the leftover sauce in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

RED BERRY DESSERT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix cherries,only 1 cup of the raspberries, sugar, and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan over medium high heat and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Lower heat and let cook until cherries soften up, approximately 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat, remove cinnamon sticks, and add brandy and remaining 1 cup berries.
• Serve warm or at room temperature over very hard vanilla ice cream, or any other type of dessert you prefer.

RED BERRY COULIS

Steps:

• Place raspberries and redcurrants into a saucepan with sugar. Set over a medium heat, crushing with the back of a fork until the sugar has dissolved and the berries have become saucy. Taste and add a little more sugar if the berries are particularly sharp. Strain through a sieve, then chill until ready to serve.

RED BERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat raspberries, strawberries, and sugar in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until fruit is hot and sugar is dissolved.
• Purée mixture in a blender (use caution with hot liquids), then force through a large fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding seeds. Let cool to room temperature.

RED WINE REDUCTION DESSERT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine wine, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together in a saucepan; simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce reduces, about 30 minutes.