Who doesn't know that from before, from grandma or mother ?! Strawberries are cleaned, cut and sweetened. What is the result? A small remainder of leached strawberries and a lot of sweet juice that contains all of the flavor. The strawberries have become wrinkled and the consistency is more reminiscent of an eraser than fresh and crunchy fruit.
It is precisely for this reason that I have been marinating strawberries differently for years, so that the fruits stay fresh and crisp and juicy, but still have a tasty juice, i.e. marinade.
For this purpose, 300 g strawberries are diced into small cubes and placed in a bowl. I put the other 200 g strawberries in a tall container, add a shot of Cointreau and some powdered sugar (everyone determines the sweetness themselves, we don't like it too sweet and too much sweetness can take away a lot of the fruity taste).
Now puree the strawberries in a tall container with the powdered sugar and the Cointreau very finely and you have the finest marinade, which we then immediately pour over the diced strawberries. Let the whole thing stand a little.