Name: Roasted strawberries
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 100g caster sugar; 50ml red wine vinegar; 2 star anise; 500g strawberries hulled; 300ml double cream; 1 tbsp icing sugar; ½ tsp vanilla extract; a handful mint leaves

Two white bowls filled with strawberries, cream and green herbs on a white table cloth

100g caster sugar
50ml red wine vinegar
2 star anise
500g strawberries
hulled
300ml double cream
1 tbsp icing sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
a handful mint leaves

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the sugar, vinegar, star anise and 50ml of water into a small pan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Bubble the mixture until syrupy.
step 2
Put the strawberries into a deep roasting tin and pour over the syrup. Roast for 10 minutes, toss, then roast for another 5 minutes, or until the strawberries have softened slightly and the syrup has reduced to a glaze. Leave to cool until just warm.
step 3
Put the cream, sugar and vanilla into a bowl and whisk to soft peaks.
step 4
Divide the strawberries between bowls, serve with the cream and tear over the mint leaves.