Recipe - Ice Cream With Strawberries And Red Wine

2 pt Strawberries stems
Removed
One fourth cup Sugar
1/3 cup Dry red wine
1 Whole cinnamon stick 3
Inches long
1/8 teaspoon Pepper freshly ground
1 pt Vanilla ice cream
Slightly softened
4 Sprigs fresh mint for
Garnish

If strawberries are small, cut in half; if large, cut in quarters. Combine
sugar, red wine and cinnamon stick in a large skillet; cook over medium
high
heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Add strawberries and pepper;
cook until berries soften slighty, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat,
discrad
cinnamon stick and divide berries and sauce among dishes; serve with
vanilla
ice cream and a sprig of mint, if desired.

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #154

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 08:58:13 0800

From: Kristine ksimpson@cwo.com

Recipe By : Martha Stewart Living, June 1996