This easyhomemade strawberry compote recipe will spruce up your dishes with its balanced sweet and tart flavors. While it is mostly made from strawberries, the orange juice and orange zest give the compote a slight citrus zing.
In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries with the orange juice, orange zest, sweetener and salt.
Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. You want to cook it until the berries just start to soften and break down.
Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water in a small bowl. Whisk it into the strawberry mixture and simmer for 1 more minute, until it thickens.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Serve!
Notes
You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. It will take longer to get to a boil if using frozen berries.
You can leave small strawberries whole or slice them in half.
Store your compote in glass jars in the refrigerator. It should last up to two weeks.
For sweet applications: you can top it on or mix it into strawberry shortcake ice cream and other ice cream flavors, cake, cheesecake, pancakes, toast, English muffins, bagels, waffles, or fill a cupcake with it.
As for savory applications: it is recommended to serve it with duck dishes like duck confit, seared duck breast or fois gras (fattened duck liver).