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Rote Grütze (German Red Berry Compote)

Name: Rote Grütze (German Red Berry Compote)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: mixed red berries (raspberry, redcurrant, cherry) 600 g; sugar 120 g; raspberry juice 200 ml; cornstarch 25 g; lemon juice 20 ml; water 150 ml; vanilla ice cream 600 ml

A bright red berry compote served with vanilla ice cream.

45 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Rote Grütze is a northern compote of red berries, served with vanilla ice cream or a bread dumpling, and it is one of the few German dishes that foreigners reliably recognise. Cooking the berries with enough sugar draws out their own pectin, which is what sets the compote without any thickener. Straining it removes the seeds, and some cooks consider that the best part.

Ingredients

mixed red berries (raspberry, redcurrant, cherry)600 g
sugar120 g
raspberry juice200 ml
cornstarch25 g
lemon juice20 ml
water150 ml
vanilla ice cream600 ml

Directions

1
Heat juice, sugar and water 5 minutes.
2
Mix cornstarch with a little juice; stir in.
3
Add berries; simmer 10 minutes until thickened.
4
Add lemon juice; cool and chill 1 hour.
5
Serve with vanilla ice cream.

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