Quince, muscat and apple compote
About
This sweet, sticky fruit compote recipe from Geoffrey Smeddle is a simple yet tasty spread, the perfect accompaniment to a strong blue cheese and a piece of crusty bread. The spice of the cloves add extra punch to the lovely flavours of apple, muscat and quince. A wonderful recipe to cook at home from the chef’s campaign with the Sunday Herald.
Type: Side
Feeds: 6
Ingredients
QUINCE PURÉE
- 12 large quince
- 12 sprigs of thyme
- 50g of butter, diced
- 120ml of Muscatel wine
- 2 tbsp of icing sugar
- 200g of butter, diced and at room temperature
COMPOTE
- 4 cloves
- 1 banana shallot, finely diced
- 1 large quince
- 2 Granny Smith apples
- 2 tbsp of raisins, soaked in warm water to plump
- 20g of butter
Method
Step 1.
Start by preparing the quince purée. To do this, slice every quince in half lengthways, place a knob of butter and a small sprig of thyme in the middle of each, then sandwich the two halves back together and wrap each one in tin foil
Requires
- 12 large quince
- 30g of butter
- 12 sprigs of thyme
Step 2.
Place on a wire rack on a tray and bake in the oven at 190°C/Gas mark 5 until totally soft. This will take at least an hour and a half, possibly more depending on the size of the quince
Step 3.
Once soft, remove from the oven and stand until cool enough to handle. Open up each tin foil parcel and separate the two halves of quince. Scoop out the core with a teaspoon and discard
Step 4.
Now scoop out the soft flesh, placing it directly into the jug of a food blender. Add the remaining butter, Muscatel wine and a level tablespoon of icing sugar
Requires
- 20g of butter
- 120ml of Muscatel wine
- 1 tbsp of icing sugar
Step 5.
Blend to a purée then taste and adjust accordingly with icing sugar or Muscatel wine. If it is very thick and you are struggling to process it, add water to loosen, but don’t let it become too loose
Step 6.
Pass through a fine sieve and set aside until needed
Step 7.
To make the compote, peel the apples and the large quince, then cut these into an even-sized dice about half a centimetre in size
Requires
- 2 Granny Smith apples
- 1 large quince
Step 8.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and then sweat the diced shallot with the cloves until the shallot is soft. Do this over a gentle heat so it does not colour
Requires
- 20g of butter
- 1 banana shallot, finely diced
- 4 cloves
Step 9.
Once the shallot is soft, add the peeled apple and the quince and fry until soft. Finally add the soaked raisins with the soaking liquor, simmering gently to allow the liquid to evaporate down until almost totally gone
Require
- 2 tbsp of raisins
Step 10.
Now remove from the heat and remove the cloves, then stir the purée made earlier into this apple and quince mixture
Step 11.
Place in a storage jar and allow to cool. This will keep in the fridge if sealed like jam for a month. Use within a week of opening. It can be rewarmed or served cold
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