Glut of plums

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morenita71
morenita71 Posts: 137 Member
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Hi everyone,

My dad has got lots of fruit trees in his garden. He has bags of Victoria plums at the moment that he wants to give me, In the past I've made a fruit compote, cooking them down with a tiny amount of sugar , cinnamon, star anise and an aged balsamic vinegar which was nice and sweet.

Any ideas for something savoury with a plum or is that a step too far? There are LOADS of them...
Thanks!

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  • vkahlenberg
    vkahlenberg Posts: 21 Member
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    I've seen plums and apricots used in a Morroccan lamb (or beef) stew before (delicious!), so no, it is not a step too far. :-) I hope someone can help you more than I have, with actual recipes.
  • Kimmer2011
    Kimmer2011 Posts: 569 Member
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    What wonderful bounty! I really like both chicken and pork with many kinds of fruit, especially apricots/peaches, but plums sound good, too!
  • vaughny
    vaughny Posts: 145
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    can you make a jelly out of them? can you make a bunch of your fruit compote and freeze it? it sounds like that would be good on pancakes
  • seph_house
    seph_house Posts: 101 Member
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    plums go well with pork, especially with chinese style flavours. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12841/braised-pork-with-plums looks good, i may have to try it soon if i can acquire plums :)
  • FaithsVegWorkout
    FaithsVegWorkout Posts: 471
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    Oh my gosh, there's this plum jam that uses chipotle peppers in it on food.com. It's so amazing. I made a ton of last year.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,590 Member
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    I am SO jealous - I only buy Victoria plums, they're just the best! I wait all year for them!

    You could make a plum chutney? Just google for a recipe x

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