Berries In Red Wine Recipes

DRUNKEN BERRIES

Steps:

• Combine the red wine, star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves, brown sugar and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain into a medium bowl. Add the berries and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, 2 hours.
• To serve, spoon some of the berries and mulled wine into a coupe glass. Top with a scoop of frozen yogurt and garnish with some freshly grated cinnamon.

STRAWBERRIES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Stir together wine, lemon juice, and sugar (to taste) in a bowl. Stir in strawberries and let macerate at room temperature 1 hour, then chill until cold, up to 1 hour but no longer. (Fruit will become too soft if it steeps for more than 2 hours.)
• Serve berries in small bowls with some of their juices.

STRAWBERRIES AND WINE

Steps:

• Place strawberries into a medium bowl. Dust with sugar, then pour the wine over them. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• Let the strawberries stand at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Spoon berries into 6 dessert cups, and distribute the remaining wine over the berries.

NECTARINES AND BERRIES IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Purée half the raspberries or blackberries by forcing them through a sieve or potato ricer to eliminate seeds.
• Place the wine (with raspberries, use white; with blackberries, red) in a 3-quart saucepan. Stir in the sugar, bring to a slow simmer and add the nectarines and pits. Simmer until the fruit is just tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer the nectarines to a bowl with a slotted spoon, draining well. Discard the pits. Stir berry purée into the pan.
• Bring wine with berry purée to a boil and cook about 15 minutes, until reduced to about 3/4 cup. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice and framboise or brandy, if using. Allow to cool 30 minutes. Mix the remaining berries with the nectarines. Pour the sauce over the fruit and refrigerate several hours, or overnight. Serve on its own or over ice cream, garnished with mint.

FRESH PEAR AND BERRY COMPOTE IN RED WINE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine strawberries, raspberries, and pears.
• In a medium saucepan, heat sugar and 1 cup water over medium-high heat until sugar has completely dissolved. Add geranium leaves, and remove from heat. Cover, and let steep 10 minutes.
• Stir wine into mixture in pan, and pour over fruit. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 1 1/2 hours. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.

CRANBERRIES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Pick over cranberries, removing stems and any shriveled berries.
• Rinse under running water, drain.
• Combine sugar and wine in a non-corrosive heavy medium suacepan.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, over moderate heat.
• Stir in cranberries, cinnamon stick, and orange peel.
• Increase heat to high, return mixture to boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce to medium low heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally until berries burst - about 10- 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Discard cinnamon stick.
• Lift out orange peel, cool slightly, and cut into thin julienne strips. Return peel to berries.
• Serve warm (but good cold too.).

BERRIES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Wash and hull the strawberries.
• Alternate layers of berries and sugar in a wide-mouthed tall cylindrical jar or glass serving container.
• Pour over enough wine to cover.
• Let stand at room temperature at least 3 hours.
• Serve in wide-mouthed wine glasses for a fun presentation.

CHERRIES SIMMERED IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Stir wine and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add cherries. Bring to boil. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer cherries to medium bowl.
• Boil cooking liquid until reduced to 2 cups, about 25 minutes. Mix in orange peel, almond extract and nutmeg. Cool. Pour syrup over cherries; toss. Cover; chill until cold. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.) Spoon cherry mixture into bowls and serve.

STRAWBERRIES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice, and toss to coat.
• Add the wine and let macerate for 45 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Spoon berries and wine into wide dessert glasses (or low soup plates). Serve at cool room temperature.