Campari Macerated Strawberries Recipe

Ingredients

1 lb (1.0 lb) Fresh Strawberries
Ripe in-season strawberries, hulled and quartered
1 tsp (4.9 ml) Orange Zest
Freshly grated
2 oz (59.1 ml) Campari
The essential bitter-orange component
3 tbsp (44.4 ml) Caster Sugar
Fine sugar dissolves into the juices

Hull and quarter 1 lb of ripe strawberries into a mixing bowl
Add 3 tbsp caster sugar, 2 oz Campari, and 1 tsp freshly grated orange zest
Toss gently with a rubber spatula until sugar begins to dissolve
Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours, stirring once halfway through, until fruit releases its juices
Serve cold
Spoon over vanilla gelato, panna cotta, mascarpone, or pound cake; garnish with a mint leaf