Strawberry Banana Compote Food

STRAWBERRY-BANANA COMPOTE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium heat; when it foams, add bananas, strawberries and brown sugar. Stir, and cook until sugar has melted into butter, about 5 minutes.
• Add bourbon, and continue to cook until fruit is deeply soft and all the alcohol has cooked off, an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve over French toast or pancakes, or cool it and serve in yogurt.

BANANA COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a stainless steel pot combine the orange and lemon juice and boil for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and add the maple syrup and brown sugar. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter. Cool slightly and add the sliced bananas. Keep warm but do not boil again.*
• In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat the eggs with the buttermilk and melted butter. Combine the dry and the wet ingredients into a lumpy batter, being careful not to over mix**.
• Heat some butter in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon 1/3 cup of batter into the skillet and sprinkle the top with some of the blueberries. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and maple syrup.

STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine berries, Grand Marnier, and zest in a small bowl. Toss; let stand 30 minutes.
• Bring juice to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat; reduce heat, and simmer until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool. Pour over strawberries, and toss to combine.

BIG-BATCH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries, sugar, salt, and 1/4 cup water in a small pot. Scrape in vanilla seeds and add pod, or add lemon zest if using. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up strawberries with a wooden spoon at beginning of cooking, until fruit is tender and juices are thick enough to coat spoon, 40-45 minutes. Fish out vanilla pod and/or lemon zest, then stir in lemon juice.
• Do Ahead: Compote can be made 5 days ahead. Let cool, then cover and chill.

DUTCH BABY WITH BANANA-BERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place a 10-inch ovenproof skillet in the oven to heat up.
• Combine eggs, milk, flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a blender; blend until batter is very smooth.
• Remove hot skillet from the oven. Add margarine and swirl until melted. Pour batter into the hot skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffy and golden, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss bananas, strawberries, blueberries, 1 tablespoon sugar, and lemon juice together in a bowl. Spoon compote onto hot pancake and top with a dollop of frozen whipped topping. Cut into wedges and serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine chopped strawberries, sugar, balsamic vinegar, and salt in a saucepan; stir to coat evenly. Let sit until berries have released their juices, about 10 minutes.
• Bring to a light boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until strawberries are soft and compote has thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly; serve warm or cool. Compote will thicken further as it cools.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until rhubarb is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in strawberries and ginger. Serve warm or cold.

BANANA BREAD WITH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9X4X11 in loaf pan and place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan.
• Beat together the sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition then add the vanilla extract. Peel and mash bananas. Stir into the butter mixture. Add the flour, nutmeg cinnamon until just combined. Do not over-beat.
• Pour mixture into pan and bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
• Made the compote while bread is baking by mixing the first four of the compote ingredients together in a medium sized pan and bringing to a boil Add fruit and return to a boil. Remove from heat, pour into a heatproof bowl, and let cool.
• Serve slices of banana bread with a spoonful of mascarpone or yogurt and spoon over either warm or cold compote. Fish with a light dusting of confectioners' sugar.

TROPICAL BANANA COMPOTE

Steps:

• Cut bananas in half lengthwise, then cut widthwise into quarters. Arrange in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. , In a saucepan, combine orange juice, butter and brown sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over the bananas. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Spoon into individual serving dishes; sprinkle with coconut. Garnish with cherries or strawberries if desired.

FANTASTIC STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a non-reactive saucepan, over medium heat, combine 2 pints of the strawberries, sugar and liquor.
• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the fruit is soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and cool.
• In a food processor, fitted with a metal blade, puree the strawberries until smooth.
• Turn into a mixing bowl, and add the remaining sliced strawberries.
• Mix well.