Strawberry Covered Chocolate.

"This is something my wife came up with one day and then I ran with it. She stuffed the strawberries with brownies, but I went with the truffle filling and sold this on Valentines day. The truffle filling is Alton Brown's recipe with one small change. I used red wine where he called for brandy. Cooking time includes the time for the strawberries to soak and chill."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • stem and hull the strawberries.
  • 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.
  • Let the strawberries soak for at least 2 hours
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and butter and let it sit for 2 minutes.
  • gently fold with a rubber spatula until it's smooth and creamy.
  • add the 1/4 cup of wine and stir until it's mixed completely.
  • This step should be timed at the end of the strawberries soak time.
  • After the strawberries have marinated, scoop them out and let them drain real well. Save the wine mix.
  • On a plate, make a foil bed so you can stand up the strawberries with the hollow end up.
  • Gently pour the truffle mix into the hollow of the strawberry.
  • Let them sit at room temp for about 10 minutes, then chill in the fridge or freezer.
  • Pour the wine mixture into a sauce pan and reduce until it forms a thick sticky glaze.
  • Drizzle the glaze over the chilled and filled berries.

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<p>I used to cook professionally, but got out of the business because it is a soul crushing, low paying job. If you want to hate cooking, run a hotel kitchen. Now that I don't have to do it for a paycheck, I cook for my friends and family as much as possible. I enjoy making everything from BBQ to Bur Blanc. I love mixing chocolate with spicy ingredients. I am rather new to baking, (only a few years) but I really love it and try to bake whenever I get a chance. I work offshore in the Gulf and I always sneak down to the galley to make stuff for the guys. I'm a huge fan of Alton Brown. I think the guy is a genius. I have tried so many of his recipes, and they all rock. Since finding this website and having a public place to post my recipes for others to review, I have become more conscientious about writing my kitchen experiments down. I still have yet to get my whole wheat pizza dough to paper, but I promise, it's on it's way. My passion for cooking has increased 10 fold since I left the biz, and I plan to keep putting new recipes here and trying my hand at new stuff. <br /><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" /></p>
 
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