compote
Noun
Meaning
A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.
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As the server announced, it was a julienne of carrots and apple, with a dot of blackberry(?) compote.
Cooking time is about 10 to 15 minutes total, until the compote looks thick and the rhubarb is tender.
Fresh herbs and surprising spices, such as anise, cardamom and juniper, make frequent appearances, giving new life to pantry standbys like ketchup, fruit compote and barbecue sauce.
Had I layered all this in a glass jar and just left it to sit macerating, uncooked or "unfinished", I would have had a plain compote.
For the compote clean the rhubarb and cut into 3-4 cm sticks.
I'm thinking this time of year it would be nice to side some blintzes with a simple rhubarb compote like the one you recently described on your blog.