Fig and raspberry compote

Name: Fig and raspberry compote
Ingredients: 1 orange; 1 stick cinnamon; 1 vanilla bean, split; 400 ml Sugar Syrup; 2 star anise, broken; 75 ml Grand Marnier or Cointreau; 12 large black figs; 5 allspice, freshly cracked; 400 g raspberries

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spice

By Christine Manfield

Published 1999

About

A simple summer treat which features two fruits that harmonise beautifully.

Ingredients

1 orange
400 ml Sugar Syrup
2 star anise, brok

Dessert
Vegan
Summer
Gluten-free

Method

Juice and zest orange.
Bring sugar syrup, spices and orange zest to a boil in a saucepan, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add orange juice and liqueur and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
Allow syrup to cool completely to allow flavour of spices to infuse — overnight, if you have the time.
Strain syrup through a fine-meshed sieve