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Caramelized plum compote

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 500 g plums
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 25 g butter
  • half lemon(s)
  • 0.1 liter apple juice or orange juice
  • 80 ml plum brandy
  • 1 pinch of cinnamon
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Perfect accompaniment to Kaiserschmarrn, sweet dumplings, pastries, etc.

Wash, halve, and pit the plums. Melt the sugar and vanilla sugar with the butter in a pan, stirring constantly, until the sugar caramelizes slightly. Add the plums and let them glaze for about 5 minutes. Deglaze with the apple juice and bring the contents of the pan back to a boil. Add the fruit brandy and let the compote cool. Season with lemon juice and cinnamon. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

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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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