[NAFEX] Using Quince Fruit
Stephen Sadler
Docshiva at Docshiva.org
Mon Oct 12 01:00:55 EDT 2009
Theres membrillo, the famous quince paste. And quince does make an
outstanding jelly. It can be cooked in many recipes that would use apples,
and will lend its own character. Quince tartin is very good, as well as
other quince pastries (think outside the pie). If a meat dish would taste
good with apple sauce or compote, quince would, IMHO, do a better job. Try
this stuff with ham or other pork meat:
http://greekfood.about.com/od/traditionalspoonsweets/r/glykokythoni.htm.
Quince bread pudding will soon be seasonal and really good. It livens and
brightens the pudding.
That about covers my experience. I would google up Quince Recipes and
look for things you would like and use. For instance, membrillo looks and
tastes wonderful, but its used as a foil for Manchego or panela cheese. I
dont eat those at all often, so membrillo is something Ive tried, but not
made. But theres stuff you can do with it. Let it melt over a ham or
pork roast as it bakes. Or you can make an hors doeuvre; cheese, membrillo,
salami cubes on a toothpick or little skewer. Again, I have not much call
for such, but its easy and nobody else will be bringing it to the party.
Oh, I havent done baked quince yet, but I like baked apples quite a bit,
and I hear good things about it. There are little memory boxes falling over
in my brain. Little quince tarts, for instance. Like the lemon curd ones,
but with either membrillo or that glyko kythoni stuff I linked to. Or
quince curd.
Sorry. I cook. I have a mélange of quinces Ive loved and lost and those
Ill love again. My brain just made membrillo/almond crust tarts and dipped
each in Venezuelan chocolate. Now its on to a parfait.
Make the glyko and serve it with pork. Then make the quince tartin. Then
your palate should have an idea of what it can do, how it can fit in or
before or after your meals.
~ Stephen
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[mailto:nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT W JUDY A
HARTMAN
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:46 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] Using Quince Fruit
Is there anyone who uses the quince fruit? We have the Bourgeat quince. It
is a nice large fruit. I understand people use some in say making an apple
pie or making quince jellies but are there any other uses that anyone has
used it for?
Thanks,
Bob
Western Washington
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