Poached Plums
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups apple juice1 cup cream sherry
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
12 plums, pitted and halved
1 tsp. orange zest
2 tsp. vanilla
Peel of one lemon, cut in thin curls
1/2 cup sugared almonds
Preparation
• The night before serving, combine the apple juice, sherry, water and sugar in a saucepan or stockpot.
• Add the plum halves and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 5 minutes or until the plums are tender but not mushy.
• Remove from the heat and add the orange zest and vanilla.
• Store in the refrigerator in a non-metallic container.
•In the morning, drain the plum halves.
• Fan the plum halves on a serving plate.
• Sprinkle with the citrus curls and sugared almonds.
