Dried Fruit Compote With White Wine Food

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, simmer together port wine and sugar over medium-high heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add dried fruit and dried cranberries. Bring mixture to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Serve over frozen yogurt and garnish with toasted slivered almonds.

MOSCATO POACHED FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine the wine, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla bean, cloves, orange zest, and lemon zest in a large (10 to 11-inch diameter) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Add 2 cups of water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Add the figs, apricots, prunes, and peaches to the simmering liquid and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until all the fruit is tender and the liquid is reduced. (Not to worry if the figs are less tender; you don't want to overcook the rest of the fruit.) Remove and discard the cloves.
• Off the heat, stir in the cherries and allow the fruit to cool to room temperature in the poaching liquid. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Reheat and serve warm or at room temperature with poaching liquid and a dollop of crème fraiche.

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Place all the dried fruit in a large rondeau.
• Add the red wine and port, almost covering the fruit. Add the spices. Season with fine sea salt and pimente d'espelette.
• Cook over medium heat until the fruit has absorbed all the liquid. Fold in the nuts and herbs.

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Put the dried fruit into a small pan with the cinnamon and apple juice, give everything a stir then simmer for 5 mins until the apple juice is syrupy. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Divide the yogurt between 4 bowls then top with the compote and granola.

WINTER FRUIT COMPOTE WITH SELECTION OF CHEESE

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan or pot bring the first 6 ingredients to a simmer. Stir slowly to dissolve the sugar in the liquid. Add the remaining ingredients except the lemon juice and the cheese. When the liquid comes to a boil, adjust the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes to marry the flavors and soften the fruit. Turn off the heat then stir in the lemon juice. With a slotted spoon remove the fruit to a bowl. Bring the remaining syrup to a simmer and reduce until lightly thickened or when the bubbles formed on the top become small. Remove the syrup for the heat and when it is cool pour it over the fruit. The compote can be held in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• Serve the compote at room temperature with the cheese.

DRIED-FRUIT COMPOTE WITH WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and simmer, covered, over moderately high heat until fruit is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl and cool, about 15 minutes.

FIG GLAZED HAM WITH DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour the fig jam and the white wine into a medium saucepot. Stir to combined. Cook over medium-low heat until thicken, about 5 minutes.
• While the glaze is reducing, score the ham. Slice ham diagonally approximately 1/2 an inch deep. From left to right and then right to left, making diamonds on top of the ham.
• Press a clove into the center of each diamond.
• Place ham in roasting pan, on cooking rack. Bake for 1 hour.
• Reserve half of the glaze and set aside. To the remaining half add the dried dates, apricots, golden raisins and the mustard. Simmer and rehydrate the dried fruit for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Reheat just before serving with ham.
• Remove ham from oven. Apply the reserved glaze liberally to ham, return to oven and bake for another 30 minutes or until the glaze begins to turn brown and caramelize.
• Remove the ham, cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice and serve with compote.

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, simmer port wine and sugar until sugar has dissolved. Add dried fruit and dried cranberries. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Serve in martini glasses topped with crumbled goat cheese and a glass of sparkling Italian wine.

FRUIT COMPOTE IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Place the orange peel and honey in a heavy sauce pan, simmer slowly about 10 minutes, until the peel begins to look translucent.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 40 minutes, until the fruit is tender. If too much of the liquid evaporates during cooking, add a little additional orange juice or some water.
• Cool to room temperature, remove cinnamon sticks, then chill before serving. Spoon into individual goblets or bowls.

10-MINUTE WINTER FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Tip the dried fruit, orange juice and whole spices into a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on High for 4-5 mins, stirring halfway through until the juices become sticky and the fruits are plump.
• Leave the compote to stand for a minute and serve in bowls with spoonfuls of yogurt or fromage frais.

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Place the dried fruit, ginger, Marsala, lemon juice, maple syrup and water in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the fruit is tender.
• Serve warm or cold.

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Simmer the fruit in water to cover for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft. Remove to a bowl and reduce liquid in saucepan to half a cup.
• Add the orange and lemon peel, honey and orange juice. Stir until honey has melted, correct sweetening and pour the mixture over the fruit. Leave at room temperature.
• Just before serving, sprinkle the fruit with the almonds. Serve the creme fraiche separately.

OLD-FASHIONED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, peaches and oranges, reserving the juices; set drained fruit aside. In a Dutch oven, combine fruit juice, dried fruits, lemon zest strips and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until dried fruit is tender, about 30 minutes. Add reserved canned fruit and cherries; heat just until warmed through. Serve warm or at room temperature.

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE WITH CHEVRE

Steps:

• Bring the wine to a simmer in a small saucepan; remove from the heat. Add the raisins, blueberries, cranberries, dates, figs, and apricots; cover and let stand until the fruit is softened, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining ingredients, except the green onions and chevre.
• When the fruit has softened, stir in the green onions and the lemon juice mixture.
• Transfer the fruit compote to a covered container (preferably glass) and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
• To serve, form the chevre into a 1 ½-inch thick round. Place the cheese on a platter; top and surround it with the fruit compote and its juices. Serve with a basket of bread or crackers; provide cheese spreaders and small spoons for serving.

SERIOUSLY GOOD SPICED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients, except the fruits, into a large saucepan and slowly bring to the boil, uncovered. Boil the syrup for 5 minutes then remove the pan from the heat.
• Top and tail the oranges, then slice off the skin and every scrap of pith, using a small, sharp kitchen knife. Cradle each orange in the palm of your hand, hold it over the saucepan and cut out the segments, letting them drop into the syrup. Squeeze any juice from the debris into the syrup, too, then discard.
• Add the apricots and plums to the syrup and return the saucepan to a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then simmer the fruits for 10 minutes. Leave to cool, then chill for at least 2 hours.
• Serve the poached fruits just as they are or as a brûlée: whisk the milk into the fromage frais to loosen it a little, then divide the fruits and enough juice to cover them, among six ovenproof ramekins and spoon on the fromage frais, thickly. Dust with caster sugar and then 'burn' the sugar with a blow-torch. (Or put the ramekins on a heavy baking sheet, place it under a very hot grill and leave for 1-2 minutes until the sugar has caramelised.)

PANNA COTTA WITH DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Panna Cotta.
• In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water. Let stand for 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile in large saucepan, heat and stir cream and sugar over low heat until sugar is all dissolved. Stir in softened gelatin until dissolved. Then, add buttermilk and salt. Divide and spoon into 30 individual glass bowls or 1 large bowl to divide later.
• Cover and refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours for individual servings or up to 24 hours for large bowl.
• Dried Fruit Compote.
• In large nonreactive pan, combine water, wines, fruits and spices; bring to boil.
• Remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes; drain, reserving 1/2 liquid, and reduce remaining liquid by one half.
• Stir sugar, zests and liqueur into reduced liquid. Add fruits; stir together and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To Serve.
• Remove panna cotta from individual molds or scoop portions from large bowl onto individual serving plates. Spoon dried fruit compote on top.