These poached apricots were based on a Michel Roux recipe but he used dried apricots and I used fresh.
Ingredients:
Apricots
100g castor sugar
200g water
100g mascarpone cheese
Vanilla essence
Method:
Take the stones out of the apricots by doing a slit on just one side.
Dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and pop the apricots in. I did mine for 4-5 minutes and right at the end the apricots started to fall apart. So I think 2 minutes would have been fine.
Set the apricots and liquid aside to cool. When just warm chill in the fridge.
Drain the liquid into a pot – reduce it by about a third – mine took quite a while. Cool your syrup and then chill it.
Mix the mascarpone with some good vanilla extract. Fill each apricot with it. Chill again.
Serve with a drizzle of your syrup – mine almost had a jelly like consistency.
Delicious.
YUM!!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG, so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI am a bit partial to mascarpone. This sounds so good
ReplyDeleteVery different and very interesting. They look delicious.
ReplyDeleteFresh apricots are something we never have! I wonder why. They must be hard to find or expensive around here.
ReplyDeleteI want to try this. looks so lush!
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