Fresh Strawberry Jello With Vanilla Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb strawberries, washed and dried gently with paper towels
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup dry white wine
1 1/4 cup strawberry or raspberry juice, or cranberry juice cocktail
1 None lemon, grated zest
6 sheets gelatin
3 cup vanilla ice cream
1 tbsp chopped pistachio nuts

Preparation

Set aside 4 strawberries to decorate. Slice the rest and put half in large saucepan with the sugar, vanilla, wine, fruit juice, and lemon zest. Bring just to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Pour the fruit mixture into a fine strainer over a bowl until all the juice has come through. Pour the juice back into a cleaned saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Soak the gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes, then squeeze the water out and add the soft gelatin to the warm juice and stir until it dissolves. Let juice cool to room temperature, then stir in the rest of the strawberries and divide the mixture between 4 dessert bowls.
Chill the jello in the fridge for at least 3 hours. Before serving, put a couple of scoops of ice cream on top of each portion. Sprinkle with pistachios and garnish with strawberry halves.