Strawberry Fool Ghana Food

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Cut the jelly into squares and place in a saucepan with 150ml water. Gently heat until the jelly cubes have dissolved then remove from the heat to cool.
• Remove the strawberry stems and hull (the green leafy bit and the part where it's attached to the berry). Roughly chop the strawberries and put in the bowl with half the sugar.
• Mash the mixture with a potato masher. Stir the jelly into the mashed strawberry mixture and put in the fridge. Leave until it's cold and just starting to set, about 2-3 hours.
• Stir the strawberry mixture well, then fold in the fromage frais and remaining sugar.
• Transfer the mixture to a clean serving dish and leave to set for about 2 hours.

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Whip 1/2 cup (125 mL.) whipping cream and stir in 3/4 cup (175 mL.) of dairy sour cream or créme fraiche.
• Then make a decision: Do you want a smooth fool or a lumpy fool? If the answer is smooth, puree 4 cups (1 L.) of berries with 1/2 cup (125 mL.) sugar (less if they taste sweet enough) in a blender or food processor. Fold the cream into the fruit puree and chill. If you want a lumpy fool, mash the strawberries and sugar together with a potato masher, then fold in the cream.

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Puree strawberries with sugar in food processor. Place in mixing bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream to soft peaks; beat in vanilla.
• Add cream to strawberry puree and lightly fold with 2 strokes of spatula. Carefully ladle into goblets and serve.

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the strawberries (reserve a few slices for garnish), sugar and lemon juice. Puree until smooth. Push the berry mixture through a sieve and discard the seeds.
• Using an electric mixer, whip the cream just until stiff peaks form. Take a large spoonful of the whipped cream and stir it into the strawberry puree to lighten the mix. Fold the strawberry mixture gently into the whipped cream. Gently spoon the fool into a chilled serving bowl and garnish with the reserved strawberries and mint leaves. Refrigerate before serving, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.

MANGO-STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Peel the mangoes and remove the pulp from the seed, trying to keep at least 4 nice slices of mango intact for garnish; set them aside.
• In a food processor, puree the remaining pulp to a very fine puree with the salt.
• Strain through a fine mesh strainer, pushing hard on the solids.
• Chill your mixer bowl and whip in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Whip the cream and sugar until soft peaks form.
• Carefully, carefully fold the cream into the mango.
• Wash, dry and hull the strawberries.
• Slice into quarters.
• Into each glass put a spoonful of strawberry pieces.
• Top with a dollop of mango-cream.
• Top with more berries, then more mango, continuing in layers this way until you have filled the glasses.
• End each with the mango-cream.
• Garnish each with one of the reserved slices of mango and a little mint sprig.
• Serve immediately.
• Note 1- if your mangoes are really sweet don't add any sugar to the cream, just whip it without it.
• Note 2- this dish won't hold long once you've put it together, 30 minutes or so most.
• But you can prepare the mango cream and strawberries up to the point of layering several hours a head.
• Get your glasses out and ready, and then just layer before service.
• Note 3- try this with raspberries instead of strawberries- heaven!