Sauteed Strawberries With Red Wine Pepper Sauce

• 1 1/4 good quality cabernet sauvignon
• 7 tbl sugar
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 2 inch vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 1 table sppon corn starch
• 2 tbl butter
• 4 cups strawberries, quartered lengthwise
• A pinch of pepper
• Vanilla ice cream
• Can be garnished with mint

1. 1. Combine 1 cup wine, sugar and pepper in a heavy/medium sauce pan.
2. 2. Scrape seeds out of vanilla bean, add seeds and bean to wine, Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves
3. 3. Add remaining wine with corn starch in a small bowl
4. 4. Add corn starch mixture into boiling wine until it thickens
5. 5. Remove vanilla bean pieces
6. 6. Melt butter in large skillet over high heat
7. 7. Add berries and saute for 1 minute
8. 8. Add sauce and pinch of pepper and bring back to a boil
9. 9. Divide into bowls and serve with ice cream.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/sauteed-strawberries-with-red-wine-pepper-sauce-1238757 (may not work)