Recipe#8479

Title: Fraise Au Vin Rouge

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; May 11 1993.

      Yield: 4 servings
 
      2 pt Strawberries
    1/4    To 1/2 cup sugar
      2 tb Lemon juice
      1 ts Very finely minced thyme
      2 c  Dry red wine, such as a
           -Burgundy or Zinfandel
 
  Stem the strawberries.  Leave small berries whole; halve or quarter
  large ones.  Place the berries in a bowl and sprinkle with sugar to
  taste.
  
  Combine the lemon juice, thyme and wine, then pour over the
  strawberries. Refrigerate for least 3 hours++or up to 1 day++before
  serving. The longer the berries marinate, the more wine-flavored they
  will become.
  
  Serves 4 or 6 (8 as a topping).