Marianna’s Grape Compôte

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Samantha Clark and Samuel Clark

Published 2014

  • About

When Marianna decribed this recipe that she ate when she was growing up in Crete, it sounded perfect for Morito, and it was; quick to make, light and extremely Moorish.

Ingredients

  • 500 g sultana grapes or Muscat grapes
  • 250 g caster sugar
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Method

Wash the grapes and transfer to a heavy-based saucepan together with the sugar and water. Over a low heat, gently simmer the grapes, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a syrup has developed and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and the grapes are dark brown in colour. Stir in the lemon juice and remove from the heat. Allow to cool. Serve with the yoghurt or labne