Bourbon-Soaked Plums

Name: Bourbon-Soaked Plums
Ingredients: 1 lemon; 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup bourbon; 1/2 vanilla bean, split*; 6 ripe plums, pitted and halved; Vanilla ice cream

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 lemon
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup bourbon
1/2 vanilla bean, split*
6 ripe plums, pitted and halved
Vanilla ice cream

Directions

1

Using a vegetable peeler, remove thin layer of peel from lemon, leaving white pith intact. Halve lemon crosswise, and squeeze juice to equal 2 Tbsp. Place lemon juice, lemon peels, brown sugar, next 2 ingredients, and 2 Tbsp. water in a large skillet, and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat; stir in bourbon and vanilla bean.
2

Return skillet to heat, and add plums, cut sides down. Cook, basting with pan sauce, 3 to 4 minutes or until plums are just tender and lightly caramelized. Remove skillet from heat; discard vanilla bean and lemon peels. Cool 5 minutes. Serve plums and pan sauce with ice cream.
3

*1 tsp. vanilla extract may be substituted.