Berries With Pepper Sauce

An interesting combination of flavors. i found this while searching for recipes for the recipe swap.

Finely grate peel from lemon and put into a saucepan.

Squeeze juice from lemon and reserve.

Add sugar and water to lemon peel and heat gently , stirring until sugar dissolves.

Bring to a boil and boil until syrup turns a light caramel color.

Remove from heat and hold pan handle with a cloth as mixture will splatter.

Stir in lemon and orange juices.

Heat gently , stirring to dissolve caramel.

Stir in peppercorns and boil 3-4 minutes or until slightly thickened and syrupy.

Allow to cool 2 minutes , then spoon hot syrup over strawberries.

Garnish with mint , if desired , and serve at once with half-and-half , if desired.

lemon, sugar, water, orange juice, green peppercorn, strawberry, fresh mint leaves, half-and-half