Westward Look Resorts Strawberries Flambé Food

STRAWBERRY CREPES FLAMBE

Steps:

• Fold crepes in quarters. Heat in 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high, flipping once, until warm and crisp, 5 minutes; divide between 2 plates.
• Return skillet to heat; melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in packed light-brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of kosher salt; cook, swirling pan, until darkened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add halved strawberries; cook until tender, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add silver rum.
• To flambe, return skillet to medium-high heat. If using a gas burner, carefully tilt pan away from you to ignite; if using an electric burner, use a lit long match held just above the sauce. When flame subsides (5 to 10 seconds), spoon strawberries over crepes. Return skillet to medium-high heat and reduce sauce until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes; pour over crepes. Whisk heavy cream until thickened slightly. Drizzle over crepes; serve.

STRAWBERRY FLAMBE

Steps:

• Slice each strawberry in half. (if using frozen be sure to let thaw completely).
• Heat a large saucepan, and sauté the strawberries in butter lightly in one side of the pan.
• In the other side, melt sugar.
• When sugar almost melts, add the orange juice and zests.
• Carefully add brandy and watch out for the flame!
• Serve hot over ice cream.

STRAWBERRIES FLAMBé

Steps:

• Drain berries, reserving syrup.
• Stir reserved syrup in cornstarch in a wok or other wide deep pan.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Bring to boil and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in berries and almonds.
• Heat 1 minute longer.
• Heat liqueur in a small saucepan or large ladle until just warm.
• Ignite with a long match and pour over berry mixture.
• When flame dies, stir and serve immediately over ice cream.

WESTWARD LOOK RESORT'S STRAWBERRIES FLAMBé

Steps:

• Slowly melt unsalted butter and brown sugar, forming a glaze.
• Slowly add orange juice, forming a smooth gel.
• Place strawberries into mixture and warm thoroughly, making sure all strawberries are covered with glaze.
• Add Galliano to the mixture and bring to simmer.
• Pour Grand Marnier into ladle and heat over flame.
• Ignite Grand Marnier and slowly pour flaming liquid over strawberries, producing a nice even flame. Keep pan moving.
• Spoon contents over ice cream. Keep pan moving and mixture flaming through entire process.