Raspberry Coulis
Raspberries simmered with sugar and lemon juice and sieved into a smooth, bright red sauce.
Photograph credit: raspberry coulis by Gail · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Before You Start
Do not simmer for long.
Press through the sieve.
Add the lemon juice at the end.
Use frozen raspberries out of season.
Cooking Raspberry Coulis
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Simmer the raspberries with the sugar and water for 5 minutes until the berries collapse.
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Press through a fine sieve into a bowl with the back of a spoon, leaving the seeds behind.
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Stir in the lemon juice, taste and add more sugar if needed. Cool, then chill.
Why the Method Works
Raspberries, sugar, lemon juice and a little water: four things, and one of the quickest sauces there is. A coulis is a thin, smooth fruit sauce, made to be spooned or drizzled over a dessert.
Simmer the raspberries with the sugar and water for 5 minutes, just until the berries collapse and the sugar dissolves. Do not boil it for long, since a long cook dulls the colour and turns the fresh fruit taste to jam. Press the mixture through a fine sieve with the back of a spoon to remove the seeds, which are hard and bitter. Press, do not stir. Pushing the pulp through leaves the seeds behind, and stirring clogs the mesh.
Stir in the lemon juice off the heat, which sharpens the flavour and brightens the colour. Taste and add a little more sugar if the berries were tart.
Serve it cold over cheesecake, panna cotta, ice cream or meringues.
After You've Cooked It
Keeps in the fridge for 5 days, and freezes well.
Good With
- Cheesecake
- Panna cotta
- Vanilla ice cream
- Meringues
Questions and Answers
How long does Raspberry Coulis take to make?
5 minutes of preparation and 8 minutes of cooking, so at least 13 minutes. The method also needs time for cooling, which it does not time, so treat that as a minimum. The recipe serves 8.
What's in a Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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