Sunday, February 27, 2011

How to Make Spiced Apricots

Ingredients

·         450 g dried apricots
·         Orange juice
·         15 g cloves
·         Small piece of cinnamon stick
·         15 g whole allspice
·         750 ml white vinegar
·         575 g sugar

Preparation

1. Put apricots in a bowl, cover with orange juice and leave to soak overnight.

2. Tie allspices, cloves and cinnamon in a piece of muslin and suspend in a pan. Add vinegar, bring to boil.

3. Drain apricots, add to vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes. Take out the apricots and put into hot preserving jars.

4. Stir sugar into vinegar, bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes or until syrupy. Take out bag of spices, pour syrup over apricots and seal tightly.

Serve as a side dish or as dessert. 

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