Alexander Dumas's Apricot Compote

Title:
Alexander Dumas's Apricot Compote

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Desserts,
Fruits




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Water


     1 c  Sugar


     8 oz Apricot halves; fresh


     1    Orange; juiced OR 6-to-8 tbs


          -orange juice






 Halve and pit the apricots. In a heavy, medium saucepan, boil the water and


 sugar until thickened into syrup, about 5 minutes. Add apricots to the hot


 syrup and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add the


 orange juice, Let cool before serving.


 


 "SIMPLICITY itself, this recipe has lived a long and glamorous life.


 Created by Dumas, author-cum-chef, the low-fat compote brims with flavor


 and nutrition, particularly vitamines A and E."


 


 1998-Apr-16 Hanneman (MC-PER SERVING 230 cals)


 


 Recipe by: HOT FLASH COOKBOOK by Cathy Luchetti (1997)


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh 
on Apr 16,


 1998