Strawberries with Madrid Wine Herbs and Orange Zest Spanish Recipe

Strawberries With Madrid Wine Herbs And Orange Zest Spanish Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups spicy red wine, preferably a tempranillo from madrid
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• zest of 1 lemon
• zest of 1 orange
• 1 cinnamon stick
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
• fresh mint leaves
• fresh edible flowers (optional)

Method

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the wine, sugar, bay leaf, lemon and orange zests, cinnamon stick, and a couple of grindings of pepper from a pepper mill
2. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture is reduced by two-thirds, about 20 minutes
3. The syrup should have the consistency of honey and coat the back of a spoon
4. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer, discarding the solids
5. Spoon the strawberries into bowls and drizzle with the syrup
6. Garnish with mint leaves and edible flowers, if you like

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