Grapefruit & Cherry Compote Recipe
Summary
Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
Ingredients
| 5 medium-size pink grapefruit | ||
| About 41/4 lbs. total | ||
| 1 pound dark sweet cherries, pitted | ||
| 1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur | ||
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Honey | 1 1/2 Tablespoon | |
Directions
With a sharp knife, cut peel colored part only from one of the grapefruit.
Then cut peel into long, thin slivers, place in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan, and add 1 cup water.
Bring to a boil over high heat; drain.
Repeat with 1 more cup water.
Set drained peel aside in pan.
Cut peel and all white membrane from outsides of remaining 4 grapefruit.
Holding fruit over a bowl, cut between membrane to release segments into bowl.
Squeeze juice from membrane into bowl; discard membrane.
Drain off juice and reserve.
Add cherries, 1/4 cup of the liqueur, and 1 tablespoon of the sugar to grapefruit segments.
Mix gently.
Add reserved grapefruit juice, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, and honey to drained grapefruit peel in pan.
Bring to a boil over high heat; boil, stirring often, until syrup is reduced to about 2 tablespoons about 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining liqueur.
Then cut peel into long, thin slivers, place in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan, and add 1 cup water.
Bring to a boil over high heat; drain.
Repeat with 1 more cup water.
Set drained peel aside in pan.
Cut peel and all white membrane from outsides of remaining 4 grapefruit.
Holding fruit over a bowl, cut between membrane to release segments into bowl.
Squeeze juice from membrane into bowl; discard membrane.
Drain off juice and reserve.
Add cherries, 1/4 cup of the liqueur, and 1 tablespoon of the sugar to grapefruit segments.
Mix gently.
Add reserved grapefruit juice, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, and honey to drained grapefruit peel in pan.
Bring to a boil over high heat; boil, stirring often, until syrup is reduced to about 2 tablespoons about 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining liqueur.
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