POACHED APPLES WITH JUNIPER BERRIES & SPICES

POACHED APPLES WITH JUNIPER BERRIES & SPICES image

Categories Chicken

Yield 8-10 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

RawSpiceBar's Juniper Berries Blend
5 apples, we like Fuji, Pink Lady or Braeburn)
2/3 cup sugar (or sweetener of your choice- honey, agave or stevia)
3 cups fruity red wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2/3 cup water

Steps:

Poach apples: 1. Peel and core the apples and cut into quarters; set aside. 2. Combine wine, sugar,lemon juice, RawSpiceBarâs juniper berries and spices pouch, and 2 cups water in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. 3. Add apples; reduce heat to low and simmer, occasionally rotating apples, until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, 25â30 minutes. 4. Remove apples from pot, transfer to a plate and set aside. Reduce to a glaze: 1. Strain out the spices from the poaching liquid and discard. 2. Add the liquid back to the pot and bring to a slow simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until poaching liquid reduces by roughly 3/4, about 15-25 minutes minutes (syrup will also thicken as it cools). Serve: Drizzle syrup over poached apples. Serve as is or with a side of yogurt, ice cream, gingersnaps or your favorite winter cake. Enjoy!