Kompot W Spirytusie (Fruit Compote)
This delicious dish is made with dried fruit, sweet cherries, juicy apples and seedless grapes.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
10 minCook
30 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | water |
|
| 1 | pound |
fruit
dried (mixed pears, figs, apricots and peaches) |
|
| 1 | cup |
prunes
pitted |
*
|
| ½ | cup | raisins, seedless |
|
| 1 | cup |
cherries
sweet, pitted |
*
|
| 2 | each |
apples
peeled and sliced |
|
| ½ | cup | cranberries |
|
| 1 | cup | sugar |
|
| 1 | each |
lemon
sliced |
|
| 6 | each |
cloves
whole |
*
|
| 2 | each | cinnamon sticks |
*
|
| 1 | each | oranges |
|
| ½ | cup |
grapes, seedless
pomegranate seeds, or pitted plums |
|
| ¾ | 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.
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