Gewurztraminer-Poached Apricots

Name: Gewurztraminer-Poached Apricots
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Gewurztraminer wine; 3/4 cup sugar; 10 green cardamom pods; 5 whole star anise; 3 wide strips fresh lemon zest; 2 cups dried apricots

Serve these apricots with a ripe triple-creme cheese such as Pierre Robert, brought to room temperature. They are excellent over cake and ice cream, too.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, March 2012

2 hours 10 mins 8

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Gewurztraminer wine
3/4 cup sugar
10 green cardamom pods
5 whole star anise
3 wide strips fresh lemon zest
2 cups dried apricots

Directions

1. Bring wine, 3/4 cup water, the sugar, cardamom, star anise, and lemon zest to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
2. Add apricots, cover with a round of parchment, and simmer until fruit is softened and plump, about 45 minutes. Let apricots in syrup cool to room temperature.