Strawberry Pavlova - James Martin Chef

Ingredients

• 5 egg whites
• 250g sugar
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 400ml double cream
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• 600g strawberries
• 200g icing sugar
• Firstly line a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Preheat the oven at 100ºC/200ºF/gas mark 1/2.
• In a spotlessly clean, dry bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually whisk in the sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until the whites come to a sift peak. Add the cornflour vinegar and whisk again.
• Lightly whip the cream with vanilla paste.
• To assemble, place the meringue on a serving plate. Spoon on the cream. Top with berries.
• Heat the sugar in anon stick pan to a caramel. Drizzle over the caramel.