A Danish Taste of Summer! Jordbær Grød
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The Fields are Bursting with Berries!
This Danish Strawberry Porridge is one of the first Danish recipes that I tasted when I met the Lassen family. Simple and tasty, it takes advantage of the beautiful fresh berries we have in California. It makes a wonderful stand-alone dessert (served with cream or coconut cream), but can also be used as a topping for cheesecake or rice pudding.

Ingredients

4 lbs fresh strawberries
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean
1 cup cold water
1/4 cup cornstarch

Directions

Wash strawberries and remove stems, place in heavy pot.
Pour sugar on top of the berries, stir, and place over low heat. Cover.
Open up the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the inside with a knife to remove the soft insides with the seeds. Add both the scrapings and the bean to the berries and sugar.
As the berries heat up slowly, they will soften and release juice, so watch carefully so they don't burn. Just keep the heat low until the berries are soft and juice has formed.
Once the berries are soft, bring to a slow boil.
Meanwhile, mix the cornstarch in the cold water, stirring carefully.
While stirring the berries, pour the cornstarch water into the pot, and stir until thickened. This will happen quickly.
Remove from heat and cool, then remove the vanilla bean.
Serve warm or cold with cream or coconut cream.
Enjoy this wonderful, summery dessert!

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