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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: October 31th 2026
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
750 ml red wine - 2
150 g caster sugar - 3
2 sprigs thyme - 4
1 lemon - 5
500 g strawberries - 6
200 g Chantilly cream - 7
4 fresh mint leaves (optional) - Total weight: 1,730 grams
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
Step 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Pour 750 ml red wine into a saucepan on medium heat. bring to the boil, then leave to boil gently until reduced by half.
Step 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Step 3 - ⌛ 15 min.
Put the pan back on the heat and reduce again by half.
Step 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Filter the contents of the pan through a fine strainer.
Step 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.
Step 6 - ⌛ 10 min.
Step 7 - ⌛ 15 min.
Pour the cold red wine reduction over, mix well and leave to steep for 15 minutes.
Step 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Divide out into small dishes and pour a generous slurp of the red wine reduction over.
Step 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: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 1 g RDI=1 % | 13 g RDI=5 % | 3 g RDI=4 % | 119 kcal RDI=6 % | 499 kJ RDI=6 % |
| Per person | 3 g RDI=5 % | 55 g RDI=21 % | 14 g RDI=18 % | 515 kcal RDI=26 % | 2,158 kJ RDI=26 % |
| Whole recipe | 12 g RDI=19 % | 221 g RDI=83 % | 54 g RDI=74 % | 2,062 kcal RDI=103 % | 8,631 kJ RDI=103 % |
How much will it cost?
For 4 people
9.40 €
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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