Jack o'Lantern Compote

Name: Jack o'Lantern Compote
Ingredients: 1 cup port wine; 1 cup cider vinegar; 12 cup butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 34 cup dried tart cherry; 34 cup dried apricot, snipped into pieces; 34 cup chopped dates; 13 cup honey; 2 tart apples, cored,peeled,and chopped; 1 small pumpkin, seeds removed and lid reserved

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup port wine
1 cup cider vinegar
12 cup butter
1 medium onion, chopped
34 cup dried tart cherry
34 cup dried apricot, snipped into pieces
34 cup chopped dates
13 cup honey
2 tart apples, cored,peeled,and chopped
1 small pumpkin, seeds removed and lid reserved

Directions

1

In a saucepan, boil the port and cider vinegar together until reduced by half.
2

In a skillet melt the butter and saute the onion until translucent.
3

Add the dried fruit, honey, and apples to the skillet and stir to blend.
4

Pack the cavity of the pumpkin with this mixture, then pour the port-cider vinegar mixture over the filling.
5

Put the lid back on the pumpkin and bake in a 350 oven for 45-60 minutes, or until the compote is bubbling and the pumpkin is tender.
6

To serve, spoon out both pumpkin flesh and compote into glass dishes.