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Poaching syrup

Name: Poaching syrup
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 700 ml
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 ml water; 250 g caster sugar; 1 vanilla pod; 1 lemon

Less sweet than normal sugar syrup, poaching syrup is specially for slow cooking fruits to be used in other recipes.

314 K 3.9/5 (36 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

3.15 €

700 ml

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: September 2^nd 2012

For 700 ml, you will need:

1 500 ml water
2 250 g caster sugar
3 1 vanilla pod
4 1 lemon
Total weight: 885 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 4 min.

Cooking: 10 min.

All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Miw 500 ml water and 250 g caster sugar in a pan.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Bring to the boil on high heat.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add 1 vanilla pod (seeds and pod), then juice of 1 lemon, mix well.

Stage 4

Your poaching syrup is ready, now you can add fruits and cook slowly over low heat.

Stage 5

Fruits are cooked as soon as they are soft, when the tip of a knife can pass through easily.

Drain fruits, and discard vanilla.

Remarks

This syrup can be use several times over. Leave to cool and put in a sealed jar in the fridge. For a longer delay, you can freeze the syrup.

You can vary the taste by changing vanilla for something else: cinnamon, aniseed, cloves, etc.

Keeping: Several weeks in the fridge.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	1 RDI=1 %	260 RDI=30 %	0	1,050 RDI=50 %	4,410 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	0	30 RDI=3 %	0	120 RDI=6 %	500 RDI: 6 %

How much will it cost?

For 700 ml : 3.15 €

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