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.
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Last modified on: June 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
1 2⁄3 cup red wine - 2
0 kg caster sugar - 3
1 sprig thyme - 4
½ lemon - 5
1 2⁄3 cup strawberries - 6
½ cup Chantilly cream - 7
2 fresh mint leaves (optional)
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 23 min.
Resting: 15 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 23 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Pour 1 2⁄3 cup 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 4 % | 130 10 % | 60 9 % | 1,400 70 % | 5,850 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 0 % | 10 1 % | 6 1 % | 160 8 % | 680 8 % |
| Per person | 4 2 % | 60 6 % | 30 5 % | 700 40 % | 2,920 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 4.69 €
- Per person : 2.35 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Strawberries
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