Name: Strawberry kakigori
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Strawberry syrup; 1 punnet strawberries, hulled and sliced; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; To serve; shaved ice; 4 teaspoon condensed milk, plus more to taste

Strawberry kakigori

Kakigori is a Japanese shaved ice dessert that's perfect for when you need to cool down on hot days. Try creating it yourself with this strawberry kakigori recipe

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

Recipe by : Sandra Kinniburgh

Photography by : Jae Frew

This recipe first appeared in Food magazine issue 86.

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Ingredients

Strawberry syrup

1 punnet strawberries, hulled and sliced

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

To serve

shaved ice

4 teaspoon condensed milk, plus more to taste

Method

1.To make the strawberry syrup, place the strawberries, sugar and water in a pan. Simmer for 8-10 minutes until you have a rich red syrup. Strain into a glass jug and store in the refrigerator.

2.When ready to serve, fill each dish with a mountain of shaved ice. Top with a generous amount of syrup to taste and drizzle with a little condensed milk. Serve immediately.