POACHED PLUMS

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Provided by Barbara Kafka

Time 22m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1-inch piece cinnamon stick
4 3-by-1-inch strips lemon zest
1 small vanilla bean
6 small, firm red plums (about 1 pound)

Steps:

Stir sugar and water together in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish. Add cinnamon stick. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent in a high-power oven for 3 minutes. Stir thoroughly, making sure there are no grains on the bottom of the dish. Cover with a lid or microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 6 minutes. Prick plastic, if used, to release steam.
Remove from oven and uncover. Stir in lemon zest and vanilla bean. Add plums. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 8 minutes.
Remove from oven and uncover. Let cool. Remove vanilla bean and store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator.
Serve chilled, in a bowl, with some of the syrup.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 294, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 75 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 4 milligrams, Sugar 74 grams