Elderberry Purée
Ingrediënten
- 1 cup 250 ml Red wine
- 7 tbsp 100 g Sugar
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 tbsp ½ kl Ground ginger
- 5 oz 150 g Elderberries
- 4 tbsp Applesauce or 2 apples cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructies
- Boil red wine with the sugar, honey, and cinnamon stick.
- Add the elderberries and boil down slowly for about 15 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, mix in the applesauce or cubed apples.
- Mix cornstarch with some cold water at your discretion and thicken the purée with it.
- Finally, season with ginger.
- Use: as an addition to quark desserts or kaiserschmarren
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Use elderberry season to prepare a larger amount of elderberry purée. It can be frozen without a problem and used in the winter for a fruity change of pace.
Beware of snacking on elderberries as you pick them in late summer. Raw, they contain a toxic substance that causes nausea and headache, but it is safe after being heated over 212 °F (100 °C) Wild Hunt for Love
The wood of the European Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is entwined in many legends. In pagan times, the elder or “Holder” was the seat of the Goddess Freia, also called Holder, Holla, or Holle. She was honored and feared as the goddess of love as well at the leader of the ghostly Wild Hunt. The berry-like elder fruits, which are rich in vitamins and minerals, are very useful in sweet cooking as well as in the farmer’s pantry. The Austrian variety known as Haschberg are particularly aromatic.
Beware of snacking on elderberries as you pick them in late summer. Raw, they contain a toxic substance that causes nausea and headache, but it is safe after being heated over 212 °F (100 °C) Wild Hunt for Love
The wood of the European Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is entwined in many legends. In pagan times, the elder or “Holder” was the seat of the Goddess Freia, also called Holder, Holla, or Holle. She was honored and feared as the goddess of love as well at the leader of the ghostly Wild Hunt. The berry-like elder fruits, which are rich in vitamins and minerals, are very useful in sweet cooking as well as in the farmer’s pantry. The Austrian variety known as Haschberg are particularly aromatic.
