Strawberry Covered Chocolate.
Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 1 lb strawberry
- 1 1/2 cups red wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 lemons, zest of
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 10 ounces dark chocolate shavings
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/4 red wine
Recipe
- 1 stem and hull the strawberries.
- 2 mix the 1 and half cup of wine, balsamic, pepper, sugar and lemon zest together and pour over strawberries. make sure they are all covered and that the hollow is filled with wine.
- 3 let the strawberries soak for at least 2 hours
- 4 place the chocolate and butter in a glass mixing bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. give it a stir and heat again for another 30 seconds. then set aside.
- 5 while you doing that, heat the cream and corn syrup in a small sauce pan until it simmers over a medium heat. pay close attention, because it wont take long and could result in r a big freaking mess.
- 6 pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and butter and let it sit for 2 minutes.
- 7 gently fold with a rubber spatula until it's smooth and creamy.
- 8 add the 1/4 cup of wine and stir until it's mixed completely.
- 9 this step should be timed at the end of the strawberries soak time.
- 10 after the strawberries have marinated, scoop them out and let them drain real well. save the wine mix.
- 11 on a plate, make a foil bed so you can stand up the strawberries with the hollow end up.
- 12 gently pour the truffle mix into the hollow of the strawberry.
- 13 let them sit at room temp for about 10 minutes, then chill in the fridge or freezer.
- 14 pour the wine mixture into a sauce pan and reduce until it forms a thick sticky glaze.
- 15 drizzle the glaze over the chilled and filled berries.
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