Red Wine-Macerated Winter Fruit
Serves: 4
Branson Greenfelder
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
44
Spice
47
Sweetness
52
Sourness
41
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Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1
Lemon3 cups
Water1.5 cups
Red Wine (dry)2 tbsps
Sugar1 large
Pineapple (firm-ripe)570 g
Mixed Dried Fruit1
BiscottiDirections:
1
Zest and juice lemon
2
In a saucepan bring water to a boil with zest, lemon juice, wine, sugar, and cinnamon stick, stirring until sugar is dissolved
3
Simmer mixture 10 to 15 minutes
4
While mixture is simmering, peel and core pineapple and cut into bite-size pieces
5
Halve figs if using
6
Pour hot syrup through a sieve into a bowl
7
Stir pineapple and dried fruit into syrup and cool
8
Chill fruit, covered, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days
9
Serve fruit with mascarpone cheese or creme fraiche and biscotti