Scarlett WGolden Ginger Compote
August 8th 2006 10:11
Golden Ginger Compote
About Compote
A compote is a dessert made of fruit cooked in sugar syrup. Compotes may also spices. Compote, known in Romanian, Serbian, Polish, Bosnian, Russian and Bulgarian as kompot is a traditional drink in Eastern European countries. It is a light refreshing drink most often made of dried fruit (i.e. sultanas, raisins, prunes, apricots…etc) boiled in water with some sugar and left to cool and infuse.
INGREDIENTS
Serves 4
200 gm / 2 cups kumquats
200 gm / 1¼ cups dried apricots, soaked overnight in water
30 ml / 2 tablespoons sultanas
400 ml water
1 orange
2.5 cm / 1-in piece fresh root ginger
4 cardamom pods
4 cloves
30 ml / 2 tablespoons clear honey
15ml / 1 tablespoon flaked almonds, toasted
1. Wash the kumquats and, if they are large, cut them in half. Place them in a pan with the apricots, sultanas and water. Bring to the boil.
3. Reduce the heat, cover the pan and leave to simmer gently for about 30 minutes, or until the fruit is tender, stirring occasionally.
4. Squeeze the juice from the orange and add to the pan with honey to sweeten to taste. Serve warm and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
**From “The Healthy Heart Cook Book” and “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”**
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