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.
40K 5 4.6
Last modified on: June 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
6 1⁄3 cups red wine - 2
1 1⁄3 cup caster sugar - 3
4 sprigs thyme - 4
2 lemons - 5
6 cups + 3 tablespoons strawberries - 6
1 ¾ cup Chantilly cream - 7
8 fresh mint leaves (optional)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 min. | 15 min. | 45 min. | 1 hour 23 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Pour 6 1⁄3 cups 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.
Prepare 6 cups + 3 tablespoons strawberries, remove the green tops and cut in 4 lengthways.
Put into a bowl.
Put into a bowl.
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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,119 Kcal or 17,245 Kj | 25 gr | 441 gr | 108 gr |
| 206 % | 9 % | 42 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 119 Kcal or 498 Kj | 1 gr | 13 gr | 3 gr |
| 6 % | <1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 515 Kcal or 2,156 Kj | 3 gr | 55 gr | 14 gr |
| 26 % | 1 % | 5 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 18.75 €
- Per person : 2.34 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Red wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs meurette, Oxtail Parmentier, Tenderloin steaks marinated in red wine with rosemary, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, ... All |
 | Strawberries: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Strawberry feuilleté, Frozen cottage cheese with strawberries, Strawberry tart, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, ... All |
 | Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Warm apple feuillantines, St Tropez tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Diplomat cream, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Grapefruit cake, Milk rolls, Apricot jelly, Pear compote , ... All |
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