Receta Forbidden Fruit Poached Apricots
Forbidden Fruit Poached Apricots
A gift of sweet dessert wine from a dear friend and fresh fruit from my CSA basket met each other and developed an incredible relationship. The wine? Forbidden Fruit Winery. A 2008 bottle of “Crushed Innocence”. How can you go wrong with a winery whose vision clearly stated on the bottle is Blending Purity, Passion and Pleasure.
So with that I introduce you to my Forbidden Fruit Poached Apricots.
Forbidden Fruit Poached Apricots
Author: Marlene Baird
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 375 ml of sweet white dessert wine (I used Forbidden Fruit)
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 whole allspice
- 2 star-anise pods
- 1 pound apricots, halved and pitted
Directions
Bring wine, water, sugar, vanilla bean and seeds, and spices to a simmer in a medium pot, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
Add apricots, pushing down gently so fruit is submerged.
Cover surface with a parchment round and simmer just until apricots are tender when pierced with a knife, 6 to 8 minutes.
Transfer as done to a dish, using a slotted spoon, and cover with another piece of parchment.
Bring poaching liquid to a boil and cook until reduced to 1½ cups, about 30 minutes; strain.
Let apricots and reduced liquid cool, then serve together with whipped cream.
PP Value
5 PP per serving
3.2.2045
So you see what I mean. It was a match made in heaven. The blend of the apricots with this dessert wine is definitely pure and delicate. The innocence of the fruit, crushed.
You can serve it with frozen yogurt, top your Greek yogurt with some poached apricots, or serve a dollop of whipped cream on top.
Now remember, you don’t have to use Forbidden Fruit to make these poached apricots. You really don’t even need alcohol. Try adding the peel of an orange to the water and skip the buzz.
On a side note, if you did eliminate the wine, the PP value would be 3.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
Marlene