Delícias de Frei João — Published Fruit and Walnut Version
This published formula cooks one kilogram of ripe fruit with 700 g sugar and finishes it with chopped walnuts and optional cinnamon. The source divides the fruit into 500 g of peach, grapes, plums, melon and quince in unstated proportions, plus another 500 g of ripe fruit of choice. It is an attributable, reproducible version rather than a sole recipe: another public Alcobaça formula adds eight egg yolks.
- Yields
- Not stated; total batch uses 1 kg / 35.3 oz fruit
- Prep
- Not stated
- Cook
- Until reaching a track-forming jam stage, plus 2 minutes
Ingredients
- 500 g / 17.6 oz total; proportions not stated Mixture of ripe peach, grapes, plums, melon and quince
- 500 g / 17.6 oz Additional ripe fruit of choice
- 700 g / 24.7 oz Sugar
- 50 g / 1.8 oz Chopped walnuts
- 1, optional Cinnamon stick
Method
Peel the fruit where needed, remove stones and seeds, and cut it into small pieces.
Place all the fruit, sugar and optional cinnamon stick in a wide pan. Cook over low heat, stirring to prevent sticking.
Continue to a track-forming jam stage: drawing the spoon across the bottom of the pan should leave a visible path briefly.
Add the chopped walnuts and boil for 2 minutes.
Remove the cinnamon stick and serve in a dish or bowls after cooling.
Sources for this recipe
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