Red fruit jelly Hamburg-style

Name: Red fruit jelly Hamburg-style (Hamburger Rote Grütze)
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 20 g/¾ oz caster (superfine) sugar; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup red grape juice; 2 pieces of star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 15 g/½ oz/2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 15 g/½ oz/2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; 450 g/1 lb mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries or redcurrants), washed; fresh mint leaves, to decorate; single (light) cream, to serve

Hamburger Rote Grütze

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Germany

By Mirko Trenkner

Published 2009

About

A wonderful and simple dessert. During the summer it can be made with fresh berries, but you can also use frozen fruit. Though it comes from the northern region, this well-known compote is eaten all over Germany.

Ingredients

20 g/¾ oz caster (superfine) sugar
200 ml/7

Europe
Germany
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Heat the sugar in a pan over medium heat until it caramelizes. When it turns golden brown, plunge the base of the pan in a bowl of cold water to stop the sugar burning. Stir in the grape juice, add the spices and return to the heat.
Mix the cornfl