Red wine meringue mousse

Turrón de vino

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Food and Cooking of Chile

By Boris Basso Benelli

Published 2014

  • About

Chile produces excellent wines, so why not make a dessert with one of them? Turrón de vino is a popular treat that was created in colonial times, and is often served to guests during the Christmas holidays at the end of a large meal.

Ingredients

  • 250 g/9 oz/ cups caster (superfine) sugar
  • 6

Method

  1. Combine the sugar, the lemon juice and the wine in a pan over a medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil until the mixture has reduced by half, and a thick syrup has formed.

  2. Meanwhile, in a grease-free bowl, beat