Dessert: Chianti Affogato

By SharonE

Ingredients

• 2 cups Chianti wine
• 1 cinnamon stick
• ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns
• ¼ cup turbinado sugar
• 2 fresh basil sprigs
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest (from ½ orange)
• ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 pint vanilla gelato or ice cream

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine the wine, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, turbinado sugar, basil, orange zest, and salt. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to help dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to medium-low to maintain a gentle simmer and cook the mixture for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow it to steep for 5 minutes. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher.

Divide the gelato among 6 coffee cups or small glasses. Pour the warm liquid over each portion and serve with demitasse spoons.