Strawberry Soup

• 1 kg strawberry
• 30 ml water
• 125 g sugar
• 150 ml amontillado sherry wine
• 2 teaspoons cornflour
• fresh mint leaves

1. Wash and hull the strawberries, then set aside six of the best-looking ones.
2. Chop the remaining strawberries roughly and put them into a large saucepan with the water and sugar.
3. Over a gentle heat, stir the contents of the pan until the strawberry juices flow.
4. Raise the temperature slightly and bring the mixture to a boil.
5. Mix the sherry with the cornflour (cornstarch) and stir into the strawberry mixture.
6. Stir well, and simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Using a hand blender (or transferring to a food processor or liquidiser), blend the mixture.
8. Pass the soup through a sieve to remove the seeds.
9. Test the taste, adding more sugar or sherry if desired, then chill for a couple of hours.
10. To serve, pour the soup into six bowls, then decorate with the reserved strawberries (halved, quartered or sliced, according to artistic preference) and sprinkle with shredded mint leaves.

strawberry, water, sugar, amontillado sherry wine, cornflour, mint leaves

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-soup-177662 (may not work)