Vanilla Ice Cream With Chili-Cherry Compote - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tbsp sugar
2 - 13.5 oz cans black cherries, drained, juice reserved
5 None small red chilies, 1 deseeded and finely chopped, 4 whole chilies to decorate
1 tbsp cornstarch
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Preparation

For cherry compote, heat sugar in a saucepan until caramelized. Add 1/4 cup cherry juice and simmer for 1 min. Add chili and simmer for 1 min. Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup cherry juice until smooth then add to pan and simmer for 1 min. Add cherries, remove from heat and allow to cool.
Scoop ice cream into serving dishes and cover with cherry compote. Decorate with chilies.