Half-Moon Bay Poached Plums

Red Beaut Plums are mildly sweet. The Half-Moon Bay Orange Muscat Wine infuses flavor into these plums as they are slowly poached.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  plums (Red Beaut)
• 1  orange muscat dessert wine (750 ml Nibbia Wine)
• 4  tablespoons fine sugar
• 1  cinnamon stick
• 3  cloves (Whole)
• 1  star anise (Whole)
• 2  bay leaves (Whole)
• 1  tablespoon  orange juice (Fresh)
• 1  tablespoon lime juice (Fresh)
• 1  tablespoon orange zest
• 1  tablespoon lime zest
• 2  teaspoons arrowroot
• 1  tablespoon cold water
• 1  pint raspberries (Fresh)
• 1  pint strawberry (Fresh)
• 1⁄2 pint  cream (Heavy Whipping)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Peel plums, cut in half, remove pits and place in a bowl of lemon water.
2. Combine wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, anise, bay leaves, orange juice, lime juice, orange zest and lime zest into a shallow braising pan. Bring to a full boil and reduce to a slow simmer. Place plums in and cover with a sheet of bakers paper.
3. Poach plums 15-20 minutes or until they are tender. Remove plums with a slotted spoon and hold warm for service.
4. Strain wine sauce with a chinoise or fine sive. Bring to a full boil and reduce to a slow simmer. Reduce sauce by half or about 10 minutes.
5. In a small bowl wisk together arrowroot and cold water. Slowly wisk arrowroot into the wine sauce. Wisk sauce for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Remove wine sauce from heat and hold warm for service.
6. Add heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon fine sugar to a chilled steel bowl and whip heavy cream until firm.
7. Dizzle wine sauce over the bottom of a warm plates. Place one plum pit side down and drizzle warm wine sauce over the plum.
8. Garnish plates with Fresh Red Raspberries, Fresh Strawberries and Whipped Cream.