Star Fruit in Mango-Orange Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 fresh ripe star fruit, sliced crosswise (3 slices per person)
1 cup orange juice (or 2 oranges juiced)
1 whole mango (fresh ripe mango)
1/4 cup brown sugar, more to taste (or coconut sugar or maple syrup or agave nectar)

1/2 to 1 cup coconut milk
Lime juice, if too sweet
1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds or cherries

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (389.5 g)
Calories 287.4
Total Fat - 2.4 g
Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
Cholesterol - 6.7 mg
Sodium - 75.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 65.6 g
Dietary Fiber - 1.4 g
Sugars - 61.5 g
Protein - 3.4 g
Calcium - 109.7 mg
Iron - 1.2 mg
Vitamin C - 103.6 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Place the star fruit (count out 3 slices per person) in a pot on the stove. Add the orange juice. Stir well and turn heat to high until juice begins to boil. Then turn down to medium. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes, or until star fruit has softened enough to easily cut into with a spoon. Now and then you can gently move the slices around and turn them over so they all get cooked more or less equally. Remove any more brown seeds that may loosen and surface.

Step 2

While star fruit is cooking, place the mango fruit in a food processor, mini chopper, or blender. Process or blend until it is smooth and pureed. Set aside.

Step 3

When star fruit is nearly done, add the sugar/sweetener and stir to dissolve. Remove pot from heat.

Step 4

Add the mango puree, stirring well to incorporate. Do a taste-test for sweetness, adding more sugar if needed (how sweet it is will depend on the ripeness of the fruit/juice you're using). If it happens to be too sweet for your taste, add a squeeze of fresh lime juice, or a little more orange juice.

Step 5

When you're happy with the taste, portion out 3 star fruit slices per bowl with enough sauce to surround the fruit (it should still be warm from the pot). Top each bowl with a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds or cherry pieces. Then drizzle over some coconut milk and serve!