You could invent your own melba with this sauce; all you’d need is some crunchy meringues, ice cream, and fresh apricots. It is also great with pancakes and waffles.
Recipe information
Yield
makes about 1/2 cup
Ingredients
1 cup (250g) apricot puree
2 tablespoons (30g) water
Preparation
Step 1
Put the apricot puree and water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently, stirring often with a heatproof rubber scraper, until reduced by half. Don’t let this scorch.
Step 2
Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
Reprinted with permission from Dessert Fourplay: Sweet Quartets from a Four-Star Pastry Chef by Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore. Copyright © 2008 by Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore. Published by Crown Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
Johnny Iuzzini,, executive pastry chef of the world-renowned Jean Georges restaurant in New York City, won the award for Outstanding Pastry Chef from the James Beard Foundation in 2006. This is his first book.
Roy Finamore, a publishing veteran of more than thirty years, has worked with many bestselling cookbook authors. He is the author of three books: One Potato, Two Potato; Tasty, which won a James Beard Foundation award; and Fish Without a Doubt.__
