Chiarellos Napa Style Dried Fruit Compote With Zam... |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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A light complement to your dinner...served with a dessert wine it is perfection. Try it, you'll like it. Ingredients:
dried fruit compote with sambuca |
this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it's better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there's a dessert wine on the table. |
(makes about 5 cups) |
1 cup dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips |
1 cup dried pears, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips |
1 cup dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered |
1/2 cup golden raisins |
1/2 cup dried cherries |
2 cups water |
1 cup sugar |
2 whole cloves |
1-inch piece cinnamon stick |
2 lemon zest strips |
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice |
1 tablespoon sambuca or other anise liqueur |
Directions:
1. Put the peaches, pears, apricots, raisins, and cherries in a bowl.
2. Mix the water, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, and lemon zest in a saucepan.
3. Bring slowly to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
4. Simmer for 1 minute, then pour the syrup over the fruit
5. . Let stand until cool, stirring occasionally, then stir in the lemon juice and sambuca.
6. Refrigerate until well chilled.
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