Name: Fall Fruit Compote
Yield: Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups mixed dried fruits (yellow raisins, figs, apricots, and prunes); 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1 cup shelled walnuts; ¼ teaspoon bruised peppercorns; 1 star anise; 1 cup sweet white wine, such as orange muscat or sauternes; Juice of ½ lemon; 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation info

Makes about
3 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen

By Paula Wolfert

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

2 cups mixed dried fruits (yellow raisins, figs, apricots, and prunes)
1 cup shelled w

Method

In a small bowl, mix the dried fruits, walnuts, orange zest, star anise, cinnamon stick, and peppercorns. Add the wine and lemon juice, cover, and let soak for up to 2 days in a cool place or in the refigerator.
Transfer the fruits in the soaking liquid to a nonreactive saucepan set over low heat and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain the fruits,