Panna Cotta with Vanilla and Strawberry Sauce
Panna cotta is perhaps the most popular Italian dessert after tiramisu. As is typical of Italian cuisine, this dessert does not take much effort. Its name translates as cooked cream, and it is a little reminiscent of pudding, though its flavour is incomparably lighter. You can top panna cotta with any fruit you like, and it will always taste wonderful.
Prep: 1 h
Method
01.
Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water. Pour the unwhipped cream into a saucepan, add the sugar and begin to heat. Cut the vanilla pod lengthways, scrape out the seeds and add them to the saucepan together with the pod. Heat until the sugar dissolves. Then add the squeezed gelatine, let it dissolve and strain the mixture through a sieve. Cool the prepared base in a cold water bath, then gradually stir in the whipped cream.
02.
Pour the panna cotta into glasses and leave to set in the fridge. Decorate with strawberry sauce, small fruit and a sprig of mint.
