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.
53 K 4.6/5 (5 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
2 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: June 30th 2019
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
375 g red wine - 2
75 g caster sugar - 3
1 sprig thyme - 4
½ lemon - 5
250 g strawberries - 6
100 g Chantilly cream - 7
2 fresh mint leaves (optional) - Total weight: 865 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 15 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:10.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Pour 375 g 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 | 9 RDI=4 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 1,400 RDI=70 % | 5,850 RDI: 70 % |
| 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 2 people : 4.70 €
- Per person : 2.35 €
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Red wine
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Strawberries
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Chantilly cream
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Caster sugar
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