Best 6 Honey Spiced Poached Grapefruit Recipes

POACHED GRAPEFRUIT WITH GRAPEFRUIT GRANITA

Steps:

• In a small stockpot, bring juice, sugar, and 3 cups water to a boil; stir, and remove from heat. Add grapefruit; let stand 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove grapefruit; cover, and refrigerate. Add Campari to liquid, and pour into a metal bowl. Set over a bowl of ice water to cool.
• Transfer liquid to a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish; cover with plastic. Freeze until mixture begins to set, about 30 minutes. Scrape icy particles from sides, stir with a fork, and return to freezer. Repeat scraping and stirring every 30 minutes until mixture is frozen with a grainy texture, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Serve granita with grapefruit and mint.

BASIL POACHED ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• Using a very sharp knife, peel the grapefruit and oranges, discarding the skins (be sure to remove all of the white pith). Slice the fruit into 1/4-inch rounds, removing pits as you go. Set aside in a medium non-reactive bowl.
• In a medium non-reactive pan, combine the water, sugar, lemon juice. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the seeds and bean to the liquid. Bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes. Thinly slice 6 of the basil leaves and toss over the citrus rounds.
• Remove liquid from heat and strain over the citrus and basil. Refrigerate until chilled.
• Serve the chilled fruit and liquid over lemon sorbet or vanilla ice cream. Garnish with fresh basil.

HONEY SPICED POACHED GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top and bottom of grapefruits with a small serrated knife. Working from the top of the fruit to the bottom, follow the curve of the fruit to cut away peel and white pith.
• With a paring knife, slice along one side of a segment, separating it from the thin membrane. Slice down the other side to remove the whole segment. Repeat with remaining segments. Work over a bowl to catch juices. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan combine water, honey, sugar, grapefruit zest, ginger, cinnamon sticks and star anise.
• Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve honey and sugar, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• Add grapefruit segments and juice and cook at a very gentle simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove fruit with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Bring poaching liquid back to a boil and boil until mixture is reduced to about a cup of syrup.
• Spoon syrup over grapefruit segments and chill for a least an hour before serving.

PERFECT POACHED FRUIT

Steps:

• Place the vin santo, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla bean, and zests in a large, shallow saucepan with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact, and scoop out the seeds from the bottom with an apple corer or melon baller. Lay half the pears on their sides in the poaching liquid and simmer for 20 minutes, carefully turning the pears once with a spoon. Remove with a slotted spoon. Poach the remaining pears in the same liquid. Snip off the hard stems from the figs with scissors. Add the figs, apricots, prunes, and the first batch of poached pears and simmer 5 to 10 more minutes, until the pears and the dried fruit are all tender.
• Chill the pears, dried fruit, zests, and poaching liquid. Remove the cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla bean before serving if you like.

BROWN SUGAR-SPICED GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• Mix together the sugar, cinnamon and ginger in a small bowl.
• Position an oven rack so that it sits 4 inches below the broiler. Preheat the oven to broil.
• Put the grapefruit cut-side up on a baking sheet. Divide the sugar mixture over the top of each and place under the broiler. Broil until lightly golden brown, about 3 minutes.

GRAPEFRUIT AND HONEY MARINADE FOR PORK OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
• Stir until well blended.