How To Make Plum Compote with Star Anise
A European dessert, this plum compote simmers the fruit with wine, sugar, and spice, then mixes it with lemon juice for some sweet and tangy flavors.
Preparation: 2 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 17 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupdry white wine
- 1½cupwater
- ½cupsugar
- 8wholestar anise
- 2lbsred plums,and/or black, (about 9)
- ½tsplemon juice
Instructions
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In a medium stainless-steel saucepan, combine the wine, water, sugar, and star anise and bring to a simmer over moderately high heat.
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Add the plums.
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Bring the poaching liquid back to a simmer and cook, partially covered, for 10 to 15 minutes until the plums are just tender.
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Pour the plums and their liquid into a glass or stainless-steel bowl and let cool.
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Stir in the lemon juice.
Nutrition
- Calories: 287.02kcal
- Fat: 1.27g
- Saturated Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.70g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.23g
- Carbohydrates: 55.23g
- Fiber: 3.76g
- Sugar: 48.31g
- Protein: 2.36g
- Sodium: 8.86mg
- Calcium: 50.34mg
- Potassium: 477.49mg
- Iron: 2.12mg
- Vitamin A: 39.20µg
- Vitamin C: 22.63mg
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