Poaching syrup
Less sweet than normal sugar syrup, poaching syrup is specially for slow cooking fruits to be used in other recipes.
216,6044.2/5 for 26 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 2nd 2012
For 1 litre 400 ml, you will need:
- 0
1 litre water - 1
500 g caster sugar - 2
2 vanillas pod - 3
2 lemons - Total weight: 1,766 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 4 min. | 10 min. | 14 min. |
Keeping:
Several weeks in the fridge.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Miw 1 litre water and 500 g caster sugar in a pan.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Bring to the boil on high heat.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
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.
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.
You can vary the taste by changing vanilla for something else: cinnamon, aniseed, cloves, etc.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,107 Kcal or 8,822 Kj | 3 gr | 524 gr | 0 gr |
| 105 % | 1 % | 49 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 119 Kcal or 498 Kj | < 1 gr | 30 gr | 0 gr |
| 6 % | <1 % | 3 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 litre 400 ml : 6.25 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
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Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Classic French white bread, Chocolate Chantilly , Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Papadums, Minted Melon, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nougat, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Quince compote, Hazelnut and orange cake, Pistachio powder or paste, ... All |
| Vanilla pod: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chantilly rice pudding, Rice pudding (riz au lait), Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, ... All |
| Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Panettone, Lemon creams, Moist Lemon Cake, Fruit coulis (fruit purée), Pear compote , ... All |
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