Dessert to go with Red Wine and Spicy Food?!
My hubby and I are bringing dessert....any ideas? I am thinking something with cinnamon?
Also, if anyone has a really good wine suggestion (under $25) for our theme, we would appreciate it. I typically like sweeter wines and I know it will be hard to find a sweet red wine to go with spicy food, so your help is appreciated!
Thanks!
Answers: Hey Everyone! We are going to a wine party and the theme is "Red Hot". The food will be spicy (most likey vegetarian jumbalya) and all the wines need to be red.
My hubby and I are bringing dessert....any ideas? I am thinking something with cinnamon?
Also, if anyone has a really good wine suggestion (under $25) for our theme, we would appreciate it. I typically like sweeter wines and I know it will be hard to find a sweet red wine to go with spicy food, so your help is appreciated!
Thanks!
For the wine, look in with the ports for wines with "Late Harvest" before the variety. That means they use ripened grapes, and it is much sweeter. They have late harvest merlots and pinot noir, and more. The best thing is most are well below the $25 mark.
For the desserts
Chocolate cheesecake- http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/rec...
chocolate passion bowl-
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/cookingscho...
Chocolate goes great with red wines, esp. burgundies.
How about a light airy chocolate mousse, sprinkled with cinnamon?
I've made truffles with cinnamon, and with chili powder (not at the same time, though!). Chocolate actually goes very well with chili -- think of mole sauce.
As for the wine, port goes very well with chocolate desserts.
I personally like for red wine, Shiraz, it is not as thick and dry as a Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. Shiraz is kinda in between.
I know everyone else at the party is already bringing wine, but red wine is a terrible pairing for spicy food.
Depending on the type of spices, I would recommend IPA, Porter, or Weizen (all beer styles)
For more info, see the following...
http://www.garrettoliver.com
http://www.beertown.org
or email me for assistance.
I, like world-renowned Garrett Oliver, have never lost a head-to-headcompetition with beer vs wine when it comes to flavor pairing. Beer is just much more versatile!
Cheers!