Ice Cream With Red Wine Reduction Sauce And Fresh Fruit - cooking recipe

Ingredients

750 ml red wine (1 bottle)
1 cup sugar
10 peppercorns
1 vanilla bean
sliced seasonal fruit
vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Pour one bottle of red wine into a saucepan.
Slice the vanilla bean lengthwise. (Do not substitue vanilla extract for the bean -- the flavor is not anywhere near the same or as good.).
Add the vanilla bean, sugar and peppercorns and keep on a low, rolling boil until the liquid reduces to about a cup. (this will take around a half an hour).
Remove from heat and allow to finish thickening.
Pour sauce over sliced fresh fruit (I prefer peaches or mango) and all natural vanilla ice cream.
The sauce will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.