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Name : Dried fruit compote
Typical is for Lithuania
Celebration : Lithuanian Christmas Eve and Christmas dishes
Ingrediences
- 1 cup prunes (preferably with pits because they stay intact) - 1 cup raisins, half dark, half light (or golden) - 1 cup dried apples, chopped - 1 cup equal amounts of dried peaches and pears, chopped - 2-3 cinnamon stikcks - Peel of orange and 1 lemon - 2/3 cup sugar
Rinse fruit, chop, place in pot and cover with cold water (do not chop prunes). Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes until all the fruit is tender. Do not overcook (fruit will dissolve). Add sugar and cold water to thin into a soup. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Add sugar to taste (if more is needed). Remove orange and lemon peels also cinnamon at this point; allow to cool. Serve completely cold.
Designed by MATTIX (My coordinator Ing. Tatiana Vrablova)