23 Feb Plum Cômpote

Sweet

Plum Cômpote

23 February 2021

PREP. TIME: 5 MIN - Cook Time: 15 - 20 mins -   Serves: 6

We are so spoilt with fresh fruit in late Summer and throughout  Autumn.  


This delightfully simple fruit cômpote looks fabulous and preserves the beauty and flavour of these wonderful fruits.

Recipe Template

Serve in cut glass or crystal bowls with thick Greek yoghurt, drizzled with honey and garnished with chopped pistachio nuts.


ingredients

1 1/2 cups water

1 cup red wine or port

3/4 cup white sugar


1/2 vanilla bean - split 

OR

6 cardamon pods bruised

OR

1/2 cinnamon stick


12 - 15 plums - blood plums look very dramatic but they are all good to use.



To serve

Greek Yoghurt

Honey

1 handful of raw Pistacchio nuts - shelled & unsalted.



equipment

Measuring cups

Medium to large saucepan

Long handled spoon to share

Decorative serving bowl and spoon

METHOD


Step 1 Prep


Wash the plums gently in cold water - try and keep any stems or leaves attached.


Step 2 Cook


Place all of the ingredients except the plums into a saucepan over moderate heat.

Stir until the sugar is dissolved.


Cook for 5 minutes.


Slip in the plums and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes - until tender.


Remove the pot from the heat and cool the plums in their syrup.


Step 3 To Serve


Transfer the plums to a decorative glass serving bowl and pour over enough syrup to just cover them.  Add the spices that were used in the cooking.


Serve at room temperature with thick Greek yoghurt, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with chopped pistachio nuts.


Step 4  To Store


Transfer the cool plums and their syrup to an airtight container or jar.

Seal and refrigerate for up to 1 week.


For longer storage - in the refrigerator - store in air tight, sterilised, glass jars.  They will probably last several weeks stored this way so long as they remain in the fridge.  Great gifts for friends and family.

source

Adapted by Elizabeth Peddey from Stephanie Alexander, The Cook's Companion


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