Oatmeal With Almonds And Strawberry Star Anise Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the Sauce
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1 whole star anise
For the Oatmeal
1 cup steel cut oats
3 cups water
1/4 cup sliced almonds (toasted if you like)

Preparation

First, prepare the sauce.
In a medium saucepan, combine all of the ingredients and crush lightly with a potato masher. Bring to a boil, then simmer over moderate heat until the strawberries lose their bright red color, about 2 minutes. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the solids to extract as much of the juice as possible; set aside.
To prepare the oatmeal, heat the water in a medium saucepan until almost boiling. Stir in the oats and break up any lumps that begin to form. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer until all the water is absorbed. Give the oatmeal a good stir and pour into individual bowls.
Top each serving of oatmeal with some of the sauce (you can swirl it through decoratively if you like) and top with a portion of the almonds. Serve immediately.