Half-Moon Bay Poached Plums

Name: Half-Moon Bay Poached Plums
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 plums (Red Beaut); 1 orange muscat dessert wine (750 ml Nibbia Wine); 4 tablespoons fine sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cloves (Whole); 1 star anise (Whole); 2 bay leaves (Whole); 1 tablespoon orange juice (Fresh); 1 tablespoon lime juice (Fresh); 1 tablespoon orange zest; 1 tablespoon lime zest; 2 teaspoons arrowroot; 1 tablespoon cold water; 1 pint raspberries (Fresh); 1 pint strawberry (Fresh); 1/2 pint cream (Heavy Whipping); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Submitted by Potagekempcc

"Red Beaut Plums are mildly sweet. The Half-Moon Bay Orange Muscat Wine infuses flavor into these plums as they are slowly poached."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 plums (Red Beaut)
1 orange muscat dessert wine (750 ml Nibbia Wine)
4 tablespoons fine sugar
1 cinnamon stick
3 cloves (Whole)
1 star anise (Whole)
2 bay leaves (Whole)
1 tablespoon orange juice (Fresh)
1 tablespoon lime juice (Fresh)
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 tablespoon lime zest
2 teaspoons arrowroot
1 tablespoon cold water
1 pint raspberries (Fresh)
1 pint strawberry (Fresh)
¹⁄₂ pint cream (Heavy Whipping)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

Peel plums, cut in half, remove pits and place in a bowl of lemon water.
Combine wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, anise, bay leaves, orange juice, lime juice, orange zest and lime zest into a shallow braising pan. Bring to a full boil and reduce to a slow simmer. Place plums in and cover with a sheet of bakers paper.
Poach plums 15-20 minutes or until they are tender. Remove plums with a slotted spoon and hold warm for service.
Strain wine sauce with a chinoise or fine sive. Bring to a full boil and reduce to a slow simmer. Reduce sauce by half or about 10 minutes.
In a small bowl wisk together arrowroot and cold water. Slowly wisk arrowroot into the wine sauce. Wisk sauce for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Remove wine sauce from heat and hold warm for service.
Add heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon fine sugar to a chilled steel bowl and whip heavy cream until firm.
Dizzle wine sauce over the bottom of a warm plates. Place one plum pit side down and drizzle warm wine sauce over the plum.
Garnish plates with Fresh Red Raspberries, Fresh Strawberries and Whipped Cream.