Poached Spiced Apples
One morning I woke up on a message sent by Naomi, a friend from Germany who let me experience Vanilla for real years ago, sending me her photos on poached pears. I love pears, sweet fragrant pears. And I had been raring to do poached pears but I think the variety used for the recipe is not available here in the Philippines and so it remains in the backseat of my mind. I instantly thought of apples which abound on the market every December. So, I cooked Poached Apples having Naomi's message as inspo. Any wine will do. 16 peeled small apples Orange juice, peel saved 2 cups Syrah 2 Cups white wine 2 Cups apple-cranberry juice 2 Cups sugar Cinnamon powder/bark Ginger powder Star anise Cardamom Orange peel Dash of salt Peel apples and soak in orange juice to prevent browning. Set aside. In a deep pot, put all the liquids and sugar and stir and it let boil, then simmer over low fire. Pound the spices in a mortar and pestle and add to the liquid plus the orange peel. Let the ...