Kompot W Spirytusie (Fruit Compote)

Name: Kompot W Spirytusie (Fruit Compote)
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: water; fruit; prunes; raisins, seedless; cherries; apples; cranberries; sugar; lemon; cloves; cinnamon sticks; oranges; grapes, seedless; brandy

Submitted by jeanstar

This delicious dish is made with dried fruit, sweet cherries, juicy apples and seedless grapes.

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

30 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

CUPS WATER

POUND FRUIT
dried (mixed pears, figs, apricots and peaches)

CUP PRUNES
pitted *

CUP RAISINS, SEEDLESS

CUP CHERRIES
sweet, pitted *

EACH APPLES
peeled and sliced

CUP CRANBERRIES

CUP SUGAR

EACH LEMON
sliced

EACH CLOVES
whole *

EACH CINNAMON STICKS *

EACH ORANGES

CUP GRAPES, SEEDLESS
pomegranate seeds, or pitted plums

CUPS BRANDY *

Directions

Combine water, mixed dry fruits, prunes and raisins in a pot large enough to hold all the ingredients. Bring to a boil, cover and then simmer for about 20 minutes (or until the fruit is plump and tender). Add cherries, apples and cranberries. Stir in sugar, lemon and spices. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Grate orange peel and set aside. Peel and section the orange (removing the skin and white membrane). Add to fruits in kettle. Stir in grapes and brandy. Bring just to boiling and then remove from heat. Stir in the orange peel, cover and let stand 15 minutes.

NOTE: 12-fruit compote with spirits. This recipe could be used as part of a 12 course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

Nutrition Facts

167g

Amount per Serving

Calories 142 1% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 4mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 12g 12%

Dietary Fiber 2g 7%

Sugars g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 3% • Vitamin C 64%

Calcium 1% • Iron 2%