Strawberry & vanilla sauce

Ingredients:

• 3 Cups strawberries, finely chopped

• 1/2 Cup regular sugar 

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 1 Vanilla bean 

Directions:

• Combine the strawberries, sugar and lemon in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries cook down to a pulp and the sauce becomes juicy. 

• Pass the sauce through a fine mesh sieve and press down on the solids. 

• Cut the vanilla bean in half. Pop the vanilla bean into the filtered strawberry sauce and set aside to infuse for about 10 minutes.

• After steeping, remove the vanilla bean and put the sauce into a sterilized jar. Store in the refrigerator.

*Photo courtesy of Magnolia Network. Special thanks to Pacific Productions & Matt Ball.