Spiced poached quinces with blue cheese

Name: Spiced poached quinces with blue cheese
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 2 fragrant quinces; 1 cup dessert wine; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 piece lemon zest; juice of 1/2 lemon; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 star anise; 4 cloves; 400g blue cheese

Justin North

May 25, 2012

Spiced poached quinces with blue cheese.Jennifer Soo

easyTime:2 hours +

This recipe is also delicious served with finely sliced and toasted fruit loaf.

Ingredients

2 fragrant quinces
1 cup dessert wine
1 cup caster sugar
1 piece lemon zest
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cinnamon stick
3 star anise
4 cloves
400g blue cheese

Method

Peel, quarter and remove cores from quinces.
Place remaining ingredients (except cheese) and 4 cups water or enough to cover in a saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat.
Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and add quince.
Poach gently for 2 hours or until quince is tender.
Once cool, strain quince and serve with wedges of blue cheese.
Reserve syrup for quince pudding.