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Red Wine And Vanilla Stewed Fruit Pressure Cooker Recipe
Ingredients
SERVES 8 – Cooker: 5- to 8-quart – Time: 8 minutes at HIGH pressure
- 3 cups Zinfandel or Merlot wine
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ to ¾ vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise but left attached at the end
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 (12-ounce) package dried apricot halves
- 1 (12-ounce) package dried pitted prunes
- 1 (12-ounce) package dried whole Mission figs
- ½ cup mixed dried tart cherries and golden raisins
Method
- In a 5- to 8-quart pressure cooker, combine the wine, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean
- Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then simmer for 2 minutes
- Add the dried fruit and return to a boil
- Close and lock the lid
- Set the burner heat to high
- When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
- Set a timer to cook for 8 minutes
- Remove the pot from the heat
- Open the cooker with the Natural Release method; let stand for 15 minutes
- Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
- Remove the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean
- Transfer the fruit and the stewing liquid to a glass storage bowl with cover and chill at least 4 hours; it will keep for 3 to 4 days
- Serve cold
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