POACHED TURKISH APRICOTS

Poached Turkish Apricots image

Provided by Alia55

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups turkish sun- dried apricots
1/2 cup brandy
2 oranges, juice of, and rinds cut into slices
1 cup honey
2 cardamom pods, seeds off
1 cup blanched almond, whole
gingerbread, cut into 6 rounds
1 cup fresh cream
1 cup Amarula cream liqueur

Steps:

Pre-soak the apricots in boiling water just cover them. Add water as needed to keep apricots just covered.
When the apricots are moist and swollen, remove them and place the apricots in a glass bowl with the brandy and orange juice let them steep for 20 minutes.
Place the apricots in a sauce pan with the juice and brandy, add the honey, orange rinds, cardamom seeds and almonds and cook for 10 minutes.
Lift the apricots from the pot with slotted spoon place in a bowl till needed, add a little more honey and brandy to the almonds and cook for a few minutes more.
Stir the apricots back into the nuts gently.
Sauce: Heat the cream and reduce by half, add the Amarula and heat through, remove from the heat.
Spoon the Amarula cream onto 6 white plates.
Place a round of ginger bread in the middle of each puddle and spoon over the apricots and nuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 621, Fat 27.2, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 54.3, Sodium 28.9, Carbohydrate 82.6, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 73.2, Protein 8