Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction


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

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23 min.15 min.45 min.1 hour 23 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 30 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
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.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Add to the reduced red wine: 150 g caster sugar, 2 sprigs thyme and the zest of 1 lemon.

Stage 3 - 15 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Put the pan back on the heat and reduce again by half.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Filter the contents of the pan through a fine strainer.

Stage 5
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
You will now have a red wine reduction flavoured with thyme and lemon.

Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate.

Stage 6 - 10 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Prepare 500 g strawberries, remove the green tops and cut in 4 lengthways.

Put into a bowl.

Stage 7 - 15 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Pour the cold red wine reduction over, mix well and leave to steep for 15 minutes.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
Divide out into small dishes and pour a generous slurp of the red wine reduction over.

Stage 9 - 4 min.
Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction
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.
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.
Keeping
Should be eaten within the hour.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,060 Kcal or 8,625 Kj12 gr221 gr54 gr
103 %5 %21 %8 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
119 Kcal or 498 Kj1 gr13 gr3 gr
6 %<1 %1 %<1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
515 Kcal or 2,156 Kj3 gr55 gr14 gr
26 %1 %5 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 9.37 €
  • Per person : 2.34 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Red wineRed wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Marchand de vin sauce, Eggs meurette, Saucipain, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Rabbit civet, ... All
StrawberriesStrawberries: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Strawberry brunoise in a dessert-wine sabayon, Strawberry feuilleté, Strawberry-mint sorbet, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Clear strawberry juice, ... All
Chantilly creamChantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach Melba, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Chouquettes, Chantilly rice pudding, Strawberries with mint and cream, ... All
Caster sugarCaster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Panna cotta, Quick bramble jelly, Bonnevaux apple tart, Ice-cream Vacherin, Ciabatta, ... All
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