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

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In Northern Europe, berry compote is called "Rote Grütze" when it uses red berries and "Lila Grütze" when purple berries are added. What's the difference between compote and jam? Rote Gruetze is a typical, fruit dessert from northern Germany, Denmark, and other Scandinavian The original recipe for Rote Gruetze calls for red currants (Johannisbeeren) and raspberries, but This recipe calls for cornstarch (or potato starch) to thicken which results in a smoother compote.

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

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. Get 3-4 tbsp sugar to taste

From East Friesland to Bremen and Hamburg and up to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - the dessert is. This light, fruity dessert is a German summertime staple - a mixed berry compote with custard. The fruity mix is ideal as a topping for granola or stirred through ice cream. Pour slowly into the hot fruit and continue stirring until mixed in well - the compote will thicken after a couple of mins.

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 eat this berry compote over ice cream, pudding, pound cake, or just topped with some whipped cream. 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 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.

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