Stuffed apricots with honey and rosewater
Stuffed apricots with honey and rosewater
Yield 4
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 o F.
- Add about 1 quart of water to a medium pot and bring to a boil. While water is coming up to heat, use an apple corer or a small spoon to remove the pit of the fresh apricots. You can also cut the apricots in half lengthwise and remove the pit.
- Plunge the apricots into the boiling water for about 30 seconds and remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice water. Place on a paper towel and slip off the skins.
- Combine the dried apricots and ½ cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat and allow the dried apricots to steep for about 20 minutes. Add the honey and reheat to a simmer. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes. Remove the dried apricots from the syrup and add the rosewater to the remaining syrup. Set aside.
- Combine the hydrated dried apricots, with ¼ cup pistachios and 3 tbsps. of the syrup, and pulse in a food processor to a coarsely ground paste.
- Loosely stuff the cavities of the apricots with this mixture, and place in a shallow pan to fit. Pour the remaining syrup over the apricots, and cover loosely with foil. Place apricots in the oven on the middle rack and roast for 20 minutes, basting frequently. Serve warm, sprinkled with remaining pistachios and honey/yogurt sauce on the side.
Honey/yogurt sauce:
- 1 cup whole milk yogurt
- 1 tbsps. liquid honey
- 1/8 tsp. almond extract
- Combine above ingredients.