Content

• Ingredients
• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Strawberries taste good on their own, and if you add chocolate ... they turn into an exquisite dessert. This method of preparation will perfectly "revive" late or out-of-season strawberries and make their taste more intense and elegant.

Ingredients

• Strawberry
• Hard chocolate of your choice; if you will be using dark chocolate, you can add white to decorate the top.
• You can be more creative and use different colors of chocolate.

Steps

1. 1 Prepare strawberries. Like other soft fruits and berries, strawberries should not be rinsed with water whenever possible. The safest way to remove any dirt from strawberries is to place them on a clean, damp towel, roll it loosely, and shake it lightly. Grains of sand and dirt will stick to the damp cloth.
   • If the strawberries do not rinse well this way, place them in a large bowl of cold water. Place strawberries in one bowl. Lightly touch it with your hand and leave it on for a minute; this will be enough for the dirt to settle to the bottom of the bowl.
   • Be careful not to damage the stem and leaves of the strawberry; this will make it easier to dip it in the chocolate. She will also look prettier in the end.
   • After washing the strawberries, dry them well: chocolate will not stick to wet strawberries. To do this, fold the strawberries in a colander and wait until they are completely dry.
   • Since most of the strawberries will be covered in chocolate, you may not be using the best looking berries, but be sure to check for dark or rotten areas. If there are any, remove them, or when the strawberries are completely unusable, discard them.
2. 2 Line the dish with wax paper or parchment. Make sure the baking sheet is the right size so you can arrange all the strawberries in one layer. The berries should be a few centimeters apart so that they can be put back after dipping in chocolate.
3. 3 Melt the chocolate. You can use a double boiler to prevent it from burning. If you don't have it, you can make it yourself. To do this, take a medium saucepan and fill it three quarters with water. Then place a smaller saucepan or heat-resistant bowl in it and place the chocolate wedges in it. Turn on a low heat and stir occasionally. Do not allow water or condensation to get into it, otherwise lumps will appear in the chocolate and it will be difficult to work with it.
   • You can also use milk chocolate: it is more delicate and the children like it better.
   • Use dark chocolate for after-dinner strawberries or for guests: they look the most elegant and are loved by many adults.
4. 4 Watch out for chocolate. When almost all the pieces have dissolved, turn off the gas. To prevent the chocolate from burning, bring it to a boil, or cover a saucepan (bowl) so that the condensation drains back into the chocolate. Stir slightly until the last pieces dissolve. Beat the chocolate with a wooden spoon until smooth and thick.
   • If you have a sugar thermometer, measure the temperature of the melted chocolate. The ideal temperature in this case should be around 43ºC. Alternatively, you can dip your finger in the chocolate: it should stick instantly (make sure the chocolate is cool enough before that).
5. 5 Take one strawberry and dip it completely in melted chocolate. Wrap it until it is covered with it on all sides. Repeat with the rest of the strawberries.
   • For a more interesting pattern, melt the white chocolate in a double boiler. Then pour it into a slider bag, close it tightly and cut one corner. Squeeze chocolate onto each strawberry in a zigzag pattern. Refrigerate.
6. 6 Place the strawberries in the refrigerator and keep them there until the chocolate is completely solid.
   • If you don't want to serve the strawberries directly on the table, but plan to store them for a while, place the berries between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container. This way, the strawberry will retain its original flavor and will not be affected by other odors from the refrigerator.
7. 7 Remove the strawberries from the refrigerator. Gently peel the berries off the waxed paper or parchment without pressing hard on the chocolate (otherwise the warmth of your hands will melt it). Immediately place the strawberries on the serving platter.
8. 8 Serve on the table. On the dish, along with strawberries, you can put dried and fresh fruits so that there are as many delicious desserts as possible.

Tips

• Try dipping the strawberries a second time in a different color of chocolate when the first layer is dry. It's great to bite off a piece of this strawberry to find that it is in two colors of chocolate.
• When buying strawberries, choose clean, fresh berries with bright green stems and leaves.
• Experiment! Use different colors of chocolate on one strawberry, for example, one half of one color, the other half of the other. You can also make a tuxedo strawberry by dipping it completely in white chocolate, and then, when it hardens, dip it on the sides in dark chocolate at an angle to create a tuxedo collar. Then, using a white chocolate bag with a notched corner, draw three small dots in a row at the bottom - buttons.
• Strawberries should be eaten in one day. After 24 hours, the berry will begin to shrink even under excellent storage conditions.

Warnings

• After you dip the chocolate covered strawberries, be sure to place them in the refrigerator, and not in the freezer. If you freeze it, it will harden, and when it heats up, it will soften and the chocolate will separate. But if you want to feast on frozen chocolate covered strawberries in hot weather, then you will love them. But don't heat it up.
• If you dip wet strawberries in chocolate, they will clump.
• Be careful with the stove and hot appliances.

What do you need

• Waxed paper or parchment
• Dish
• (Wooden) spoon for stirring chocolate
• Steamer or pots
• Heat resistant bowl