THE CINNAMON FRUIT-SOAK

(Our Play on Portuguese Quince and Cheese)

THE CINNAMON FRUIT-SOAK

Ingredients: 2 Quinces or Apples (wedges), 100ml White wine, 50g Sugar, 30g Butter, 1 Cinnamon stick, 0.5 tsp Ground Cinnamon, 200g Queijo da Serra or Brie...

Ingredients

  • 2 Quinces or Apples (wedges)
  • 100ml White wine
  • 50g Sugar
  • 30g Butter
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 0.5 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 200g Queijo da Serra or Brie

Cooking Method

  1. The Scorch Fry fruit wedges in butter until charred and golden.
  2. The Bloom Add wine, sugar, and cinnamon stick; the steam will release the woody perfume.
  3. The Marriage Simmer for 10 minutes until the liquid reduces to a thick golden lacquer.
  4. The Final Flourish Serve the hot lacquered fruit with a slab of raw cheese and a final dust of ground cinnamon.

Cuisine: Portuguese

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