Oatmeal With Almonds And Strawberry Star Anise Sauce Food

OATMEAL WITH ALMONDS AND STRAWBERRY STAR ANISE SAUCE

Steps:

• First, prepare the sauce.
• In a medium saucepan, combine all of the ingredients and crush lightly with a potato masher. Bring to a boil, then simmer over moderate heat until the strawberries lose their bright red color, about 2 minutes. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the solids to extract as much of the juice as possible; set aside.
• To prepare the oatmeal, heat the water in a medium saucepan until almost boiling. Stir in the oats and break up any lumps that begin to form. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer until all the water is absorbed. Give the oatmeal a good stir and pour into individual bowls.
• Top each serving of oatmeal with some of the sauce (you can swirl it through decoratively if you like) and top with a portion of the almonds. Serve immediately.

STAR ANISE SAUCE

Steps:

• In an oiled sautè skillet oiled with Canola oil& Sesame oil, add all the ingredients& bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat& simmer about 5 minutes.
• Check for seasoning.
• Bring to a boil again.
• Reduce heat& simmer another 10 minutes, stirring constantly until sauce somewhat thickens, almost like a syrup.
• Strain& use the sauce to cook over duck, chicken, pork chops or beef cubes.

BAKED OATMEAL WITH BERRIES AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9x13-inch baking dish generously with some of the butter.
• Scatter berries in bottom of baking dish in an even layer.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oatmeal, almonds, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together remaining melted butter, milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla or almond extract, and nutmeg. Whisk oat mixture into milk mixture, then pour it over the berries, shaking the baking dish to evenly distribute liquid and oats.
• Bake until firm and pale golden, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve warm, sprinkled with more sugar, if you like.