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Poached Quince

Poached Quince

This recipe for poached quince, from Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern, goes with Butternut Squash Custard.Photo credit: Ellen Silverman

The Martha Stewart Show, November 2009 http://www.marthastewart.com/349896/poached-quince
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  • Yield Makes enough for 12 servings

Ingredients

    • 2 cups sugar
    • 1 cup brandy
    • 2 cups white verjus
    • 1 star anise
    • 2 sticks cinnamon
    • 4 cups diced peeled and cored quince (from about 6 quince)

Directions

  1. Place sugar in a small saucepan and add just enough water so that mixture resembles wet sand. Place saucepan over medium-high heat and cook sugar until melted and light golden in color.
  2. Carefully add brandy and stir in verjus. Wrap star anise and cinnamon in cheesecloth and tie with kitchen twine to enclose; add cheesecloth packet to saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil; immediately reduce to a simmer. Remove cheesecloth packet and let poaching liquid simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Place quince in a shallow saucepan. Set a strainer over saucepan and pour poaching liquid over quince. Transfer saucepan to medium heat and cook until liquid is heated through and quince is tender, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; let cool to room temperature.

Cook's Note

Quince can be kept, in liquid, refrigerated, up to 3 days.

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