Smoked Cambridge Favourite Strawberries, Set Vanilla Cream, Strawberry and Black Pepper Sorbet Recipe

Ingredients:-

1kg Cambridge Favourite Strawberries
1ltre Stock Syrup
750ml Double Cream
250ml Milk
31/2 Leaves Gelatine
100g Caster Sugar
2 Vanilla Pods
Whole Black Peppercorns
Extra Strawberries to Garnish

Required Equipment:-

Ice Cream Churn
Smoke Gun
500ml Kilner Jars

Method

For the set vanilla cream:-

1. Place the milk and cream in a thick bottomed pan with the split vanilla pods and bring to a simmer.
2. Soften the Gelatine in cold water, drain and place in a bowl with the sugar, pour the hot cream mix over the sugar/gelatine, mix thoroughly.
3. Pass the cream mixture and skim the foam.
4. Pour the mix into 500ml Kilner Jars until 2cm from the bottom and chill to set, do not close the jar.

For the sorbet:-

5. Blend the strawberries and pass, combine with the stock syrup and churn.
6. Crush the peppercorns in a pestle and mortar, pass through a fine sieve and near to the completion of the churning cycle add to the sorbet, mix thoroughly and freeze.

To present:-

7. Quarter some fresh strawberries and lace on top of the set vanilla cream in the centre of the jar.
8. Quenelle some of the sorbet and place on the nest of strawberries.
9. Fill the jar with smoke from the gun and close.
10. Place a teaspoon thru the lid and serve immediately.