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How to prepare apricots

Here's how to prepare apricots for use in a recipe, from washing to slicing.

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Last modified on: July 12^th 2023

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For 450 g, you will need:

1 500 g apricots
Total weight: 500 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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32 min.	32 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Wash 500 g apricots thoroughly.

Stage 2

Cut each apricot in half, passing a knife around the pit.

Stage 3

Open the apricot.

Stage 4 - 20 min.

Remove the pit and set aside.

Repeat this process with all the apricots.

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Using a small knife, cut off the small, hard part of each apricot half where the apricot stem used to be, and discard it.

Stage 6

Then, depending on the use of your recipe, cut the apricots into small pieces (photo), into quarters, or leave them in halves.

Your apricots are ready to use.

Remarks

This procedure applies to all varieties of apricot.

Keeping

Use during the day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
220 Kcal or 921 Kj	5 gr	50 gr	0 gr
11 %	2 %	5 %	0 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
44 Kcal or 184 Kj	1 gr	10 gr	0 gr
2 %	<1 %	1 %	0 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 450 g : 3.00 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Apricots: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apricot jelly, Apricot jam with vanilla, Dried apricots, Apricot and pistachio clafoutis, Apricot and almond cream tart, ... All

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