Spiced Apricot Compote

Ingredients

• 1 kg apricots
• 1 small red chili pepper
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 bay leaf
• 100 ml apple cider vinegar
• 100 ml apple juice
• 80 g honey
• 0.5 tsp cloves
• 0.5 tsp black peppercorns

Instructions

1. 1.

   Steam the apricots hot, cool them in cold water and peel; cut the fruit in half and remove the pits. Cut the chili pepper lengthwise, deseed, wash and chop. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a knife. Roughly crumble the bay leaf.

2. 2.

   Boil vinegar with apple juice, 200 ml water, honey, vanilla seeds, bay leaf, chili, cloves and pepper. Add the apricots and simmer for 2 minutes. Pour the hot liquid into clean jars, seal well and let it steep for at least 2 weeks.