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Kompot With Spirytusie
Ingredients
- 3 c. Water
- 1 lb Fruit, dry (mixed, pears, figs, apricots and peaches)
- 1 c. Prunes, pitted
- 1/2 c. Raisins
- 1 c. Sweet cherries pitted
- 2 x Apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 c. Cranberries
- 1 c. Sugar
- 1 x Lemon, sliced
- 6 x Cloves, whole
- 2 x Cinnamon sticks
- 1 x Orange
- 1/2 c. Grapes, pomegranate seeds, or possibly pitted plums
- 3/4 c. Brandy
Directions
- Combine water, mixed dry fruits, prunes and raisins in a pot large sufficient to hold all the ingredients. Bring to a boil, cover and then simmer for about 20 min (or possibly till the fruit is plump and tender).
- Add in cherries, apples and cranberries. Stir in sugar, lemon and spices. Cover and simmer for about 5 min.
- Grate orange peel and set aside. Peel and section the orange
- (removing the skin and white membrane). Add in 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 min.
- NOTES:* 12-fruit compote with spirits -
- This recipe could be used as partof a 12- course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or possibly on its own.
- Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve.
- Difficulty: easy.
- Time: 1 hour.
- Precision: No need to measure.
- from Polish into English (with a few mods) by Edward Chrzanowski
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