Plums Poached In Earl Grey Tea Recipes

Steps:

• Pour the 6 cups of water into a large saucepan and bring it to a rolling boil. Remove from heat.
• Add the tea bags, cover and steep for 10 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags, place the pan back over high heat and bring back to a boil.
• Stir in sugar and lemon juice. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Reduce the heat to medium low. The liquid should just be simmering, add the plums and poach until tender. The amount of time will vary from 1 minute to longer depending on the size and ripeness of the fruit.
• Remove the plums from the liquid and set aside to cool.
• Continue to simmer the liquid until it is the consistency of a light syrup.
• To serve:.
• Place the plums into small dessert bowls and ladle some of the poaching liquid.

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups of water to a boil in a large nonreactive saucepan. Add tea bags, remove from heat, cover, and steep for about 10 minutes. Remove tea bags and bring back to a boil. Add sugar and lemon juice and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium low so that liquid is barely simmering. Add plums and poach until tender, 30 seconds to 1 minute. (If plums are not very ripe, this will take longer.) Remove plums from liquid and let cool. Reduce poaching liquid to the consistency of light syrup. For an elegant presentation, pull plum skin back from fruit, leaving it attached at the stem end (this doesn't work on all plum varieties). Serve plums with some of the poaching liquid.

Steps:

• To prepare the plums: wash and cut them into quarters, then remove the stones.
• Tip the sugar into a pan with 225ml water, the cinnamon and vanilla. Gently heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Slide the fruit into the syrup. Bring the pan to the boil, then let it simmer for 5-10 mins - depending on the ripeness - until the plums are soft. Leave to cool slightly and serve as they are with something creamy.