Strawberries Centauri

Yield: 2 servings
Active: 5 minutes
Total: 10 minutes

Ingredients

250 g strawberries (1 punnet)
2 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp black pepper
6 fresh mint leaves
100 ml cream

Directions

Hull and chop the strawberries.
Finely chop the mint leaves.
Mix the strawberries, mint, pepper, and sugar thoroughly in a bowl.
Let sit for about 5 minutes (this is arguably the most important step! The sugar interacts with the other ingredients to enhance the flavour during this time.)
Divide into portions and pour over the cream.

Notes

Invented this variation on basic strawberries and cream in my kitchen (though I’m sure plenty of other cooks have done the same).

If you don’t have fresh mint leaves, it’s better to leave them out entirely.

You can increase or decrease the pepper to taste. I suspect I might have actually used 1/4 tsp.

You can leave it for more than 5 minutes if you like, but if you leave it too long the sugar will turn into a syrup at the bottom. In that case, stir well before adding the cream.

If you don’t divide into portions, you’ll probably eat the whole thing.