French · Dessert

Plums Poached with Clove and Lemongrass

Name: Plums Poached with Clove and Lemongrass
Total time: 1 h 9 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g sugar, about 1/2 cup; 360 ml water, about 1 1/2 cups; 16 whole cloves; 4 leaves lemongrass leaves, tough outer leaves from 1 large stalk; 900 g Italian prune plums, about 2 pounds

Firm Italian prune plums are poached in a clove and lemongrass syrup until their skins split, then cooled in the liquid. Fragrant, jewel-like and very simple.

YieldServes 4 to 6
Hands-on20 min
Total1 h 9 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

100 gsugar, about 1/2 cup
360 mlwater, about 1 1/2 cups
16whole cloves
4 leaveslemongrass leaves, tough outer leaves from 1 large stalk
900 gItalian prune plums, about 2 pounds

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Stone fruits (any)
Plum
Lemongrass
Clove

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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