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FRUIT STIR-FRY

A glazed fruit pudding, quick and easy to prepare and cook.
Ingredients:

2 oranges

3 small firm bananas

2 pears

1 small melon

1 small pineapple

12-16 small strawberries

100 g (4 oz) seedless grapes

60-90 ml (4-6 tbsp) lemon juice

50 g (2 oz) butter

25 g (1 oz) soft brown sugar

45 ml (3 tbsp) runny honey

45 ml (3 tbsp) orange liqueur

Method:

  1. Peel the oranges and split into segments. Peel bananas and cut into chunks. Coat in lemon juice. Peel and dice pears and coat in lemon juice.
  2. Cut the melon in half, remove the seeds, cut flesh into chunks. Cut the skin from the pineapple and cut flesh into chunks. Stalk and wash strawberries and grapes, drain well.
  3. Heat the wok on a high heat, add the butter and let it melt, stir in sugar and honey and mix well to a thick syrup.
  4. Stir-fry fruit, in this order, pineapple, pears, melon, bananas, oranges, strawberries, grapes, carefully turning them over.
  5. Add the liqueur and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  6. Serve immediately.
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