Vanilla Poached Fruit
If the stones from the peaches, apricots and cherries are difficult to remove when the fruit is raw, just leave in and cook - the stones will most likely fall away during the cooking process. Just be careful to remove the stones from the cooking liquid prior to serving
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 Ripe pears
- 2 Ripe peaches
- 2 Ripe apricots
- 8 Cherries
- 500 ml Water
- 6 teaspoon White sugar
- 1 Vanilla pod
- 2 Strips lemon zest
- Squeeze lemon juice
Instructions
- Put the water, sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice into a medium saucepan
- Split the vanilla pod horizontally and add to the pan. Place over a moderate heat to dissolve the sugar and heat until just simmering
- Peel the pears, cut in half and carefully remove the cores. Add to the pan and let cook for 10 minutes
- Cut the peaches and apricots in half and remove the stone if it will come away from the flesh easily. Add to the pan and cook for 5 minutes
- Halve the cherries (leaving the stems intact), add to the pan and cook for 2 minutes
- Take the pan off the heat and leave to cool completely
- Remove any stones from the cooking liquid if necessary. Remove the vanilla pod, scraping any seeds back into the pan. If desired, remove the skins from the peaches and apricots - they will just slip off
- Chill until required - remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to serving.
- Keeps, refrigerated, for up to 5 days