Poached Apricots

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 kg sulphur free dried apricot
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 vanilla beans, split
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 soak apricots in cold water for 1/2 hour or more.
• 2 transfer with soaking water to large pan.
• 3 add sugar, scrape seeds from vanilla beans.
• 4 add seeds and pod to the pan.
• 5 bring slowly to a simmer.
• 6 cook gently till very tender - about 40 minutes.
• 7 cool then strain.
• 8 place strained off juice into pot and reduce over heat by 1/3 or.
• 9 till syrupy.
• 10 cool then serve apricots and juice with cream.