Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze)
Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze)

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The fruity mix is ideal as a topping for granola or stirred through ice cream The original recipe for Rote Gruetze calls for red currants (Johannisbeeren) and raspberries, but modern versions contain just about any, in-season, red fruit except strawberries, which do not have the desired acidity or bite. Sago or semolina (Griess) was used for thickening, which made the pudding a little gritty, hence "Gruetze" or grits. Instructions to make Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze) : Wasch and clean fruits and drain on a kitchen towel. Remove cherry pits, cut big strawberries into half or quaters.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook red berry compote (rote gruetze) using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze):
  1. Make ready 600 g mixed berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, sour cherries
  2. Take 0.5 l cherry or black currant juice
  3. Make ready 1/2 vanilla pod (or few drops vanilla extract)
  4. Take 3 tbsp starch
  5. Take 1-2 tbsp cassis liquor, optional
  6. Take 3-4 tbsp sugar to taste

A classic German dessert item using a variety of red berries. Serve with vanilla ice cream, vanilla pudding, rice pudding, whipped cream, etc. You can use fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, strawberries, red currants, or a combination of the three. You can make Rote Grütze with any red berries you happen to have - raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, currents.

Instructions to make Red Berry Compote (Rote Gruetze):
  1. Wasch and clean fruits and drain on a kitchen towel. Remove cherry pits, cut big strawberries into half or quaters. Remove stem of the currants. Cut the vanilla bean into half and grate out the pulp.
  2. Let the vanilla pulp and bean together with the juice come to a boil. Dissolve starch in 3-4 tbsp water and add to the boiling juice. Let cook for 2-3 minutes until it thickens.
  3. Add the prepared fruits (and liquor if you like) to the hot juice mix and let them heat up but make sure not to overcook them. So I recommend to remove the fruits from the stove once they are all covered by the hot juice. Don't cook it for more than 1-2 minutes. Add sugar to taste (I used only 2 tbsp this time since the fruits were already super sweet).
  4. Store in a container, let come to room temperature and then store it in the refrigerator (should be good for a week atl least).

You can use fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, strawberries, red currants, or a combination of the three. You can make Rote Grütze with any red berries you happen to have - raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, currents. I often use a bag of frozen berries from Trader Joe's. My favorite is the very cherry blend but the simple berry mix works great too. Enjoy this taste of northern Germany!

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