CLEMENTINE CONFIT
In the age-old French tradition of fruit confit, it takes many days and many pounds of sugar to make a whole clementine shimmer like a glass orb, preserving it for many and making it more of a conversation piece than anything you actually might want to eat. This is a decidedly fresher take that requires less sugar and time. Individual segments of the tart citrus take a long, warm oven bath in a light sugar syrup until chewy and translucent. They are a perfect topping for Ginger Chocolate Cake almost any dessert or even a bowl of yogurt, fruit and nuts.
Provided by Susan Spungen
Categories candies, project
Time 2h30m
Yield About 1/2 cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Heat oven to 275 degrees.
- Arrange the clementines in a single layer in a small baking dish that fits them snugly. Heat sugar and 1/2 cup/120 milliliters water in a small saucepan and simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Pour over the clementines, stirring gently to coat.
- Bake, stirring every 45 minutes or so, until the segments are slightly translucent and tinged brown on the edges, 2 1/4 to 3 hours. Cool completely. Use immediately or cover and store in the syrup. The clementine confit will last for a week at room temperature.
FRUIT CONFIT
this makes a lovely gift. it's delicious served with poultry, roasts and latkes, recipe from jacques pepin
Provided by chia2160
Categories Citrus
Time 1h
Yield 5 cups
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- using a vegetable peeler peel off grapefruit rind in strips.
- using a sharp knife cut grapefruit into sections over a bowl to catch the juice.
- add grapefruit sections, rind, juice, and all ingredients to a saucepan.
- bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer, partially cover and cook 30-40 minutes.
- spoon into small jars, cover tightly and refrigerate.
- this keeps for a month or more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.1, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 480.2, Carbohydrate 69, Fiber 6, Sugar 45.8, Protein 2.2
WINTER FRUIT COMPOTE WITH COGNAC
Steps:
- Put the figs, kumquats, prunes, sugar, Cognac and lemon zest in a saucepan with 2 cups/500 ml water and bring to a boil. Cook until the fruits are plump and the sauce syrupy. Turn off the heat and let the fruit macerate for 30 minutes. Pour into a serving dish (a cut glass bowl looks lovely) and let cool. Serve with creme fraiche and toasted almonds, or with a big spoonful of vanilla ice cream.
WINTER FRUIT COMPOTE
You can make this colorful and easy fruit relish up to a week in advance. It's an outstanding accompaniment to turkey, chicken or pork throughout the holiday season. -Esther Chesney, Carthage, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h25m
Yield 2-1/2 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine cranberries, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate and vinegar. Cook, covered, on low until cranberries pop and mixture is thickened, 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours., Turn off heat; stir in apricots, raisins and walnuts. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 161 calories, Fat 4g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CONFIT OF CITRUS FRUITS
Steps:
- Cut lime, orange, lemon and grapefruit into thin slices. Then cut each slice of the lime, orange and lemon into 4 quarters. Cut the grapefruit slices into eighths.
- Make a syrup by boiling sugar, water and lime zest for 15 minutes. Strain. Cool, then steep citrus fruits overnight in the syrup.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 301, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 80 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 5 milligrams, Sugar 72 grams
CONFIT OF WINTER FRUITS
Categories Condiment/Spread Fruit Christmas Apple Pear Quince Banana Winter Bon Appétit
Yield Makes about 5 cups
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients except grapefruit in heavy large nonreactive pot. Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from grapefruit in strips. Cut peel into matchstick-size strips. Using small sharp knife, cut all white pith from grapefruit. Working over bowl to catch juices, cut between membranes to release segments of grapefruit and squeeze juices into bowl; discard seeds. Add peel strips, grapefruit segments, and collected grapefruit juice to pot. Bring confit to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover pot, and simmer confit until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Cool completely.
- Spoon confit into small (1- to 2-cup) jars. Cover tightly and chill overnight. (Can be made 1 month ahead. Keep chilled.)
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