Erdbeerbowle Alcoholic Strawberry Bowle Food

STRAWBERRY PUNCH (ERDBEERBOWLE)

Steps:

• Wash strawberries, remove stems and cut in half. Put in a bowl and sprinkle with the sugar. Wash the lemon in warm water and peel off thin strips of rind with a sharp knife. Finely chop one peeled lemon rind strip and add the lemon juice and chopped rind to the strawberries. Refrigerate. After two hours (the sugar should be dissolved) pour off the resulting strawberry juice and put to one side. Pour wine on the strawberries until covered and refrigerate further for 2 hours. Shortly before serving add the strawberry juice, remaining wine, and sparkling wine and decorate the bowl with remaining lemon strips.

GERMAN ERDBEER BOWLE (STRAWBERRY WINE PUNCH)

Steps:

• 2-3 hours before your guests arrive, wash the strawberries,drain well and pat dry.
• Halve the berries, then place them in the bottom of large punch bowl or glass pitcher.
• Sprinkle the powdered sugar over them.
• Rinse the lemon balm leaves and shake them dry.
• Pluck the leaves from their stems and add them to the berries.
• Pour one bottle of wine over the berry mixture, cover, and cool in the fridge.
• When the guests have arrived, add the remaining wine and the champagne.
• Lemon balm is an herb in the mint family common in Europe; if unavailable then use a vegetable peeler to cut about 5-6 long narrow curls of lemon rind in place of the balm (remove before serving).

ERDBEERBOWLE -- ALCOHOLIC STRAWBERRY BOWLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl sprinkle the strawberries with the sugar and leave for a few hours.
• Add half a bottle of the red wine and let the mixture stand.
• Just before serving add the remaining half bottle of red wine and the well chilled white wine.
• Sprinkle with a little lemon juice and then lightly mix in the sparkling wine or champagne.
• ENJOY!

STRAWBERRY SUMMER PUNCH - GERMAN ERDBEERBOWLE-ADULT DRINK

Steps:

• Sprinkle the sugar over the sliced strawberries in a bowl. Zest the washed lemons and then squeeze the juice. Add both juice and zest to the strawberries and let sit for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Drain and reserve the strawberry juice. Add the white wine to the strawberries and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, or until the guests start arriving. Pour the wine and berries into a punch bowl, add the reserved juice and stir. Pour the sparkling wine into the bowl and serve.
• To serve, ladle punch and strawberries into the glass, garnish with mint, if desired, and serve with a cocktail pick, so that the guests can eat the strawberries.