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.
57 K 4.6/5 (5 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
12 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: June 30th 2019
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
2 litres 250 ml red wine - 2
450 g caster sugar - 3
6 sprigs thyme - 4
3 lemons - 5
1 kg 500 g strawberries - 6
600 g Chantilly cream - 7
12 fresh mint leaves (optional) - Total weight: 5,190 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.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Pour 2 litres 250 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 | 50 RDI=20 % | 750 RDI=70 % | 360 RDI=60 % | 8,380 RDI=420 % | 35,090 RDI: 420 % |
| 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 12 people : 28.15 €
- Per person : 2.35 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Red wine
Like these other recipes: Roscoff loaf, Upside-down Parmentier, Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, Winemaker's toast, Oxtail Parmentier, ... See them all 19
Strawberries
Like these other recipes: Strawberry sorbet, Strawberry-mint sorbet, Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Strawberry Charlotte, Eton mess, ... See them all 20
Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Belle-helene in a glass, Rum babas, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, ... See them all 30
Caster sugar
Like these other recipes: Ciabatta, Like MaronSui's, Amaretti, Fruit crumble, Caramelized apple rice pudding, ... See them all 361
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