Compote Recipes

To make the sour cherry compote: Drain the apricots, reserving 14 cup juice. Place the apricots and juice in a 2-quart saucepan. Add the cherries, honey, lemon juice and lemon rind. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Set... - 48.2106

GETTING READY 1) Discard the stems from the rigs. 2) Preheat oven slowly to 300°F. MAKING 3) In a 2-quart casserole add applesauce, apple juice, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. 4) Mix apricots, prunes, figs, and pears. 5) Cover and bake... - 47.7012

GETTING READY 1. Season the steaks with the salt and pepper, and rub evenly with the mustard. MAKING 2. In a saucepan, put together onions, honey, vinegar, wine, and rosemary and cook over low heat for 30 minutes until thickened and syrupy. 3. Remove and... - 46.8113

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. MAKING 2. In a saucepan, prepare the chanterelle butter; put together mushrooms, wine, vinegar, shallots, garlic, salt, and pepper and simmer over medium-low heat until the mushrooms are tender and the liquid is... - 44.7116

GETTING READY: 1. Preheat oven to gas mark 4 or 180° C, 350° F. MAKING: 2. Race the joint in a roasting tin, and cover with foil. 3. Place it in preheated oven and roast for 30 minutes per 450 g (1 lb) plus 30 minutes. 4. In a bowl, mix together glaze... - 44.1966

Strawberry waffles with berry compote is a luscious dessert of strawberry filled waffle cakes and mixed berries compote. The waffles are cooked in the waffle iron with a batter of eggs, sugar, flour, milk and butter with strawberries folded in. served with a... - 43.1581

In a 3-quart saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove the bags, pressing to extract the water. Add the peaches, figs, cherries, ginger, lemon rind and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, then... - 43.0957

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven moderate to 350°F. 2) Cut starfruit crosswise into slices. 3) Discard the seeds. 4) Peel the papaya and halve it. 5) Remove the seeds. 6) Chop papaya into thick slices. 7) Peel mango. 8) With a serrated knife cut the flesh from... - 42.9842

To make cakes, preheat oven to 375F (190C). Grease and flour a fluted muffin pan. Warm butter in a small saucepan until very soft and just beginning to melt. Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale and creamy. Fold in flour, lemon peel and butter until thoroughly... - 42.4339

GETTING READY 1) Clean the plums in water and remove the pits after cutting them into halves. MAKING 2) Take a heavy-based saucepan and stir in water, sugar, strips of lemon rind and cinnamon stick in it and heat in a low flame until the sugar dissolves,... - 42.2576

GETTING READY 1) In a small bowl, combine arrowroot with water. MAKING 2) In a saucepan, add water and place the peach and plum slices. 3) Heat up water to bring a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for another 15 minutes. 4) Pour honey to the mixture and stir... - 42.0428

MAKING 1) Put water in a 3-quart saucepan and bring it to a boil. 2) Take the pan off the heat and add the tea bags. Allow to steep for 5 minutes. 3) Take out the tea bags, pressing so as to extract the water. 4) Add the figs, peaches, cherries, lemon rind,... - 41.8921

MAKING 1) In a large glass bowl, mix the pineapple, grapes, strawberries, and cantaloupe together. 2) In a small bowl, blend the reserved pineapple juice, lemon juice, orange juice concentrate, and club soda together. 3) In a large bowl, toss the juice... - 41.3711

Drain pineapple, measuring and reserving juice. (You should have 1/2 cup/125 mL juice. If not, add orange or apple juice to make up the difference.) Grate rind from orange and reserve; remove white pith, then cut orange into thin slices. Place in 4-cup (1 L)... - 41.1949

With a sharp knife pare yellow rind and white skin off oranges. Cut into thin slices on plate to catch juice. Remove seeds. Place orange slices in glass serving dish. Cut pomegranates into quarters. Remove seeds. Remove white membranes between seeds. Sprinkle... - 40.9204

MAKING 1) First, broil the red peppers until they turn black on all sides. 2) Let cool. 3) From the peppers, remove and discard the peel and seeds. 4) With a sharp knife, chop the peppers. 5) To a medium sized bowl, transfer the chopped peppers. 6) To this,... - 40.526

MAKING 1) In a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, stir the sugar in water and cook until the sugar is dissolved. 2) Stir in the cinnamon, cloves, and lemon pieces, then simmer covered for 30 minutes. 3) Stir in the pears and gently simmer in the poaching... - 40.4275

GETTING READY 1. Start by peeling and coring the apples and cutting them into eighths, also rinse the blueberries, discard any that are bad and pulling off and discarding stems MAKING 2. In a large nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat, add... - 40.3325

GETTING READY 1) Halve and pit the peaches, apply lemon juice over the cut surfaces. MAKING 2) In a large, heavy-based saucepan add the water, sugar, orange peel and the juice, spices and red currant jelly, stir to dissolve the sugar and melt the jelly... - 40.3146

MAKING 1 In a small saucepan, mix gelatin and sugar ; stir in 3 1/2 cups of water. 2 Heat slowly, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolves. 3 Stir into the remaining 2 cups water and lemon juice in a medium-size bowl. Chill while preparing fruits. 4 Into... - 39.8468

MAKING 1 In a large frying pan, combine sugar, water and cinnamon;heat to boiling. 2 Add plums and simmer for 2 minutes, or until the plums are tender but still firm enough to hold their shape. 3 Cool and remove the cinnamon sticks. 4 Fold in the orange... - 39.8358

MAKING 1) In a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, dissolve the sugar in the water. 2) Stir in the lemon juice and spices and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. 3) Add the pears gently into the boiling syrup and poach, until tender. 4) Allow the pears to cool in... - 39.6776

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Have ready a glass baking dish about 8 x 8 x 2 inches. Peel, quarter and core pears. Slice into baking dish. Peel and half peach and slice into baking dish. Drizzle with lemon juice. Add orange sections and grapefruit... - 39.4959

MAKING 1. In a large glass or ceramic serving dish, combine honey and lemon juice. 2. Peel oranges and grapefruit, divide into segments, discarding seeds and pith. Add into honey-lemon juice in bowl. 3. Cut apple in quarters, core and dice. Add to the bowl... - 39.47

MAKING 1. In a large heavy pot, put together beets, rhubarb, sugar, and orange juice. 2. Bring the mixture to a boil. 3. Cook over medium-high heat for 10 to 12 minutes until slightly thickened; do not overcook. 4. Skimming off any foam that rises to the... - 38.5047

MAKING 1. In a large, heavy saucepan add the white wine and sugar and heat 2. Once the sugar dissolves, add the frozen grapefruit segments 3. Cover the saucepan and let it simmer for half an hour or until the fruit is well thawed and blended 4. Add in all the... - 38.403

GETTING READY 1) Wash the redcurrants, then using a fork, strip the berries from the stems. 2) Halve the cherries and stone them. MAKING 3) In a saucepan, place the redcurrants and cherries and add the sugar. 4) Cover the pan and place over low heat. 5)... - 38.286

Combine all ingredients except juice concentrate. Let stand five minutes. Place fruit mixture in a saucepan with apple juice concentrate. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until fruit is just tender. Spoon into 6 dessert dishes. Serve warm or... - 38.2614

GETTING READY 1. Start by removing the stalks and stones from the cherries, take the cherries and wash and dry them thoroughly MAKING 2. In a saucepan, place the cherries with sugar, stir properly and also macerate 2 hours 3. In the same saucepan, now add... - 38.2256

Combine all ingredients. Simmer for 10 minutes. Lift out fruit and put into glass dessert bowl. Simmer juice for another 20 minutes to concentrate it. Remove cinnamon stick. Pour juice over fruit. Chill. Serve cold accompanied by a dish of sour cream or... - 38.0783

MAKING 1) In a large glass bowl, toss the pineapple, oranges and kiwis together. 2) In a small bowl, mix the honey, orange and lemon juices together. 3) In large bowl, toss the honey mixture with the fruits . 4) Slice and toss the banana with the fruits... - 37.9898

Combine honey, lemon juice, candied ginger, and orange peel. Pour dressing over orange slices in bowl; cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Chill the remaining fruits. Drain oranges, reserving dressing. Arrange orange slices in bottdm of... - 37.3453

GETTING READY 1. Wash the oranges. 2. Remove all white pith from the oranges and cut into 1/4-inch (1/2 cm) slices. 3. In a large shallow dish, arrange orange slices. 4. Strain the lemon juice. MAKING 4. Add the grated rind of two oranges to the sugar... - 36.8541

MAKING 1 In a saucepan, put the sugar, water and vanilla pod. 2 Gently heat to dissolve the sugar. 3 Add in the whole figs. 4 Gently stew very in the vanilla syrup for 10 to 15 minutes, depending upon their ripeness. 5 Remove the vanilla pod. 6 Stir in... - 36.2575

MAKING 1 With a sharp knife, peel and core the apples. 2 Slice the apples into thin wedges. 3 Peel and slice the oranges into segments. 4 Cut the melon in half. 5 Scoop out, discarding the pulp and seeds. 6 Cut the melon flesh into 2-5cm cubes. 7 ... - 36.1845

Place a 3-quart saucepan over high heat and add the White Grape Syrup and apple juice. Bring the liquid to a boil, stir in the fruit and the nuts, and add the evaporated milk. Stir and cook just until the liquid starts to bubble around the edges of the... - 36.1579

MAKING 1) In a heavy medium-size, non-reactive saucepan, place a layer of 1/2 the cherries and spread a layer of 1/2 the sugar. Place the vanilla bean over the sugar and cover with rest of the cherries and sugar. 2) Keep the saucepan aside for almost 1 hour... - 36.0797

Drain cherries, reserving liquid. Measure liquid and add enough water to make 2 cups. Combine liquid with sugar, cinnamon, lemons (reserve a few slices for garnish); simmer, uncovered, until syrup is reduced one-half. Add almond extract, cherries, red food... - 36.026

Hull, remove blossom ends, or stem berries as necessary. Rinse and drain. In a 4- to 5-quart pan, combine wine, water, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla bean. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved; boil, uncovered, until reduced to 1... - 35.9893

MAKING 1. Take a saucepan and mix apple juice, honey, lemon juice, orange zest, and almond extract. 2. Bring it to boil on low heat and then reduce the flame. Simmer for about 5 minutes. 3. Add the peaches in the syrup. Cover the pan and simmer for 20 to 25... - 34.943

MAKING 1. Peel, quarter and core the pears, then place the fruit. 2. Halve and stone the plums and add them to the pears. 3. In a skillet, add pears and plums; pour in the wine and then stir in the sugar and orange rind. 4. Bring the mixture to boil, then... - 34.7892

MAKING 1) In a bowl, combine all the fruits together. 2) Add the wine and gently shake or stir to mix with the fruits without breaking them. 3) Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour or more, until chilled. SERVING 4) Serve chilled, topped with a mound of... - 34.629

MAKING 1) Blanch and peel the peaches, then halve and pit them. 2) Combine the corn syrup, orange juice, and almond extract, then bring to a boil. 3) Poach the peaches in batches in this gently simmering liquid until the peaches are just tender. 4) Then drain... - 34.3673

Combine the sugar, water, and cinnamon stick in the top of a double boiler over direct heat. Bring to the boil. Place over boiling water and add the rhubarb. Spoon some of the syrup over the fruit, cover, and cook over moderately boiling water 15... - 34.1176

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C (Gas Mark 5). MAKING 2. Soak raisins in water for about an hour. 3. Chop apricots and combine soya flakes in oil along with nuts, raisins and milk. 4. Bake in oven for about 40 minutes. SERVING 5. Serve... - 33.5985

Wash blueberries and place in a serving bowl. Combine next 4 ingredients and pour over blueberries. Chill for 1 to 2 hours. Serve in sherbet glasses or fruit dishes. Garnish with fresh mint leaves. Makes 6 servings. - 33.31

GETTING READY 1. Start by peeling the peaches, putting them in a bowl, and slicing them into 1/4-inch-thick pieces, letting the juices pour down into the bowl along with the fruit, also slice the nectarines in the same way and add them to the... - 33.1756

In medium saucepan combine cranberry sauce, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and ginger. Bring to boiling. Place quartered pears and orange sections in 1 1/2-quart casserole. Pour cranberry mixture over. Cover and bake in 350° oven for 35 minutes or till pears... - 33.0533

Marilyn Frankel's Curried Compote is a mixed fruit treat and makes the best bet to add to your party menu. This bake and serve compote is pretty easy to make too. Give the yummy Marilyn Frankel's Curried Compote listed here a try. - 32.6754

MAKING 1. Just before serving, in a large bowl, soften the ice cream using a spatula. 2. Fold the yogurt into the ice cream. SERVING 3. Spoon the halved strawberries into parfait glasses or glass dessert bowls. 4. Top with ice cream yogurt. 5. Serve... - 32.3033

Combine honey, lemon juice, orange peel, and cinnamon. Drizzle over orange slices in bowl; cover and chill for several hours or overnight. Chill remaining fruits. Drain oranges; reserve liquid. Arrange oranges in bottom of glass bowl. Top with three layers of... - 32.2835

Combine sugar, water, and lime juice in saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Heat to boiling point. Boil for 2 or 3 minutes. Cool. Add vanilla extract and plums. Chill and serve. - 31.957

1. Dissolve the sugar in the water over a low heat. Add the lemon juice and ginger wine and bring to the boil. 2. Peel, core and slice the pears. Add to the syrup and cook gently until just soft. 3. Remove the skin and pips from the grapes before adding to... - 31.5029

Place rhubarb, cut in 1" (2.5 cm) pieces, water and salt in microproof casserole. Cook on HIGH until mixture boils, then lower power level to 30% for an additional 3 minutes or until fruit is cooked. Fruit that has lost moisture in storage will take a bit... - 31.2706

MAKING 1) In a large bowl, add liqueur and honey to combine. 2) Add the fruits into the liquid. 3) Gently mix and place inside refrigerator to chill. Stir occasionally. SERVING 4) Garnish with fresh orange zests, if desired and serve. - 31.1259

MAKING 1) Combine the water, sugar, lemon rind, and ginger, allow to boil and cook for 4 minutes. 2) Discard the lemon rind, add the pears in batches and poach until the pears are transparent. 3) In a glass serving dish, place the pears and pour the hot syrup... - 30.507