Sweet fritters with red wine star anise sauce
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter, cut into small |
| Pieces | ||
| ½ | cup | Water |
| ⅔ | cup | Flour |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated lemon zest |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 3 | larges | Eggs |
| Vegetable oil for frying | ||
| 1 | cup | Sliced fresh strawberries |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Red wine |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| 3 | Whole star anise | |
| 1 | 1 x 3-inch strip of orange | |
| Zest | ||
| Powdered sugar | ||
Directions
JOHN ASH #JA9768
RED WINE STAR ANISE SAUCE
GARNISH
This is a simple recipe. The sauce can be prepared days ahead of time and reheated. The fritters however should be prepared at the last minute.
RED WINE STAR ANISE DESSERT SAUCE: Place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat and simmer slowly for 10 minutes. Off heat, allow to cool and strain. Store covered in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
Fritters: Add the butter and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Remove pan from heat and, with a wooden spoon, beat in flour all at once to form a smooth paste. Beat lemon juice, zest and vanilla and then beat in eggs one at a time. Be sure to thoroughly incorporate each egg before adding the next.
Heat ½-inch of oil in a deep skillet or wok to 360 degrees. Working in batches, drop rounded tablespoons of dough into the oil and fry until golden brown about 1- ½ minutes on each side. Be careful not to crowd fritters. Drain on paper towels and keep warm in a 225 degree oven for up to 20 minutes.
Place a shallow pool of warm Red Wine Star Anise Sauce in individual serving bowls. Place 3 or 4 fritters on top. Scatter sliced berries attractively around and dust with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving: xx calories, xx gm protein, xxx mg cholesterol, xx gm carbohydrate, xxx mg sodium, x gm fiber, xx gm fat (x gm sat, x gm mono, x gm poly), x mg iron, xx mg calcium, xx% of calories from fat.
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