Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' Poached Red Plums

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups water
• 2 medium oranges, zested,zest julienned
• 1 1/2 lbs red plums

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan large enough to hold all the plums after being submerged in syrup, stir the sugar into 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• 2 lower the heat, add the zest, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 3 prick each plum twice with the tines of a fork, then place them carefully in the syrup.
• 4 cover and let simmer to poach for 5 minutes.
• 5 let the plums cool in the syrup, then slip off the skins.
• 6 return the skinned plums to the syrup and let them steep until you are ready to serve.
• 7 serve at room temperature or chilled.
• 8 enjoy!