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Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Serving strawberries in red wine is a classic French dessert. Here is a more sophisticated version, with the red wine reduced to a light syrup with notes of thyme and lemon.
66 K 4.6/5 (5 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
9.40 €
4 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: June 30th 2019
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
750 ml red wine - 2
150 g caster sugar - 3
2 sprigs thyme - 4
1 lemon - 5
500 g strawberries - 6
200 g Chantilly cream - 7
4 fresh mint leaves (optional) - Total weight: 1,730 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 15 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Pour 750 ml red wine into a saucepan on medium heat. bring to the boil, then leave to boil gently until reduced by half.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 15 min.
Put the pan back on the heat and reduce again by half.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Filter the contents of the pan through a fine strainer.
Stage 5
You will now have a red wine reduction flavoured with thyme and lemon.
Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate.
Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 10 min.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 15 min.
Pour the cold red wine reduction over, mix well and leave to steep for 15 minutes.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Divide out into small dishes and pour a generous slurp of the red wine reduction over.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 4 min.
Finish with a beautifully piped rosette of whipped cream (Chantilly) and garnish, if you like, with a mint leaf.
Serve cool but, above all, not too cold.
Serve cool but, above all, not too cold.
Remarks
If possible, opt for a fairly light red wine with not too much tannin.
If you don't have time to whip cream, replace this with a generous spoonful of thick crème fraiche, sprinkled with a little caster sugar.
If you don't have time to whip cream, replace this with a generous spoonful of thick crème fraiche, sprinkled with a little caster sugar.
Keeping: Should be eaten within the hour.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=7 % | 250 RDI=20 % | 120 RDI=20 % | 2,790 RDI=140 % | 11,700 RDI: 140 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 160 RDI=8 % | 680 RDI: 8 % |
| Per person | 4 RDI=2 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 700 RDI=40 % | 2,920 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 9.40 €
- Per person : 2.35 €
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Red wine
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Strawberries
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