Goat Cheese Mousse with red wine caramel Recipe | Red Stick Spice

Ingredients

• For the Red Wine Caramel:
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 1/2 cup ruby port
• 1 tsp whole Black Tellicherry Peppercorns
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 thyme sprigs plus 1/2 tsp chopped thyme
• For the Strawberry Compote:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 cups strawberries, hulled (2 pints)
• 2 tsp finely grated orange zest
• 2 Tbl water
• For the Goat Cheese Mousse:
• One 11-ounce log of fresh goat cheese, softened
• 2 Tbl heavy cream
• Pinch freshly ground pepper
• Bergeron Pecans for serving