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Viermus compote

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 250 g sugar
  • 100 g gelling sugar
  • 250 g cranberries, fresh or frozen
  • 250 g apples
  • 250 g pear(s)
  • 250 g plums
  • ½ tsp lemon zest
  • ½ cinnamon stick(s)
  • 1 star anise
  • 50 ml water
  • 50 ml port wine

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Simmer the cranberries with half the sugar for 20 minutes. Peel, core, and dice the apples and pears. Halve and pit the plums. After 20 minutes, add the apples, pears, plums, and the remaining ingredients to the cranberries and simmer for another 20 minutes. Finally, remove the cinnamon stick and star anise. This compote is best served with game dishes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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