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Uses for squishy berries?

post #1 of 7
8/26/11 at 12:28am
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Hey Gang -

 

As I'm sure many of you do every night during service - and at least once a week for what I have in inventory - I pick out the squishy berries I have in stock and freeze them to use for coulis, jam, gelee and sorbet at some future date.  The problem is I'm sick of 4 berry coulis, jam, gelee and sorbet right now.  I've spiced them, sweetened them strained them, blah blah blah . . . I'm so over it, it's not even funny.

 

Any ideas for something to do with the every growing stash of mixed frozen berries - raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries - hanging out in my walk-in these days?

 

Thanks!

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post #2 of 7
8/26/11 at 7:45am

Dessert soup or as a shooter in a dessert. Send them to garde manager for vinaigrette.

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post #3 of 7
8/26/11 at 8:38am

savory glazes...roasted raspberry chipotle, blueberry or mango ginger habanero....all great with pork,lamb or fish....strawberry balsamic vinaigrette.....

joey

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post #4 of 7
8/26/11 at 1:18pm
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The berries are all mixed so the garde manager and sauce guys don't want them, they just steal my fresh ones.  Maybe a berry foam for my panna cotta or something . . . 

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post #5 of 7
8/26/11 at 2:35pm

Freeze till you have a decent amount then make a coulis or sauce for desserts. Also not that my spelling is so good  But it's  Garde" Manger not   Garde manager.

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post #6 of 7
8/26/11 at 8:13pm

Correct you are. I know better but sometimes my fingers don't pay attention to my brain.

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post #7 of 7
8/26/11 at 10:50pm

Make them into a mixed berry curd. Incorporate them into crepe or waffle batter and use as a dessert component. Make a mixed berry terrine.


Edited by cheflayne - 8/26/11 at 11:33pm
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