ORANGE LIQUEUR MARINATED STRAWBERRIES

Orange Liqueur Marinated Strawberries image

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Categories dessert

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 pints strawberries, washed and quartered
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons orange liqueur
1 large orange, juice and zest reserved
1 lemon, juice and zest reserved
1 vanilla bean
1/2 pint whipping cream
1 pint premium vanilla ice cream

Steps:

Toss the strawberries with the confectioners' sugar, liqueur, juices, and zest. Allow to marinate refrigerated for 30 minutes. Split the vanilla bean open with a knife and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds to the whipping cream in an ice cold bowl and whip the cream to soft peaks just prior to serving. Serve one scoop of ice cream in a martini glass, spoon some marinated strawberries over the ice cream and serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top.;