Chocolate Strawberries with Cardamom

Ingredients

• 400 g Strawberries
• 2 cardamom pods
• 100 g dark chocolate couverture (at least 72% cocoa)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Place the strawberries in a sieve, gently wash them and pat dry.

2. 2.

   Break open the cardamom pods and remove the seeds. Finely crush the cardamom seeds in a mortar.

3. 3.

   Coarsely chop the chocolate and place it in a small double boiler. Add the cardamom.

4. 4.

   Melt the chocolate over hot water while stirring.

5. 5.

   Hold each strawberry by its stem and dip it 2/3 into the liquid chocolate, one at a time.

6. 6.

   Place the chocolate-covered strawberries on parchment paper and let the chocolate set. Chill until ready to serve.