This dish is great for a light dessert or breakfast starter. It is also great on the side for a lunch salad. Make sure you use a nice wine for this recipe as the plums will only enhance the depth of flavor (they cannot improve a bad wine).
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Wine Poached Plums
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Total Time: 30 Minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups red wine
- 3/4 sugar
- 1/8 tsp powdered ginger
- 3 slices Orange peel 4 “ long and ¼” wide
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6-9 Plums
- 1 small container vanilla yogurt
- Orange zest for serving
- Mint for garnish
Instructions:
Simmer tighter wine, sugar, ginger, salt – until surgar is dissolved – in 10 to 14” flat bottom pan
Cut Plums in half and remove pit
Place Plums in wine mixture, and cook on low heat for 10 minutes each side – or until plums are tender
Remove plums from liquid and reduce to syrup consistency, add vanilla and remove from heat
Place plum on plate or dessert dish and place 1 tsp yogurt, in center
Spoon syrup over top and Grate orange zest over yogurt/syrup
Garnish with mint