Tea-soaked prunes, crispy bacon and toasted almonds
The prunes and their syrup also make a great accompaniment to your muesli or porridge for breakfast, or with rice pudding or warm custard for dessert, without the bacon of course. The prunes'll need soaking overnight
Ingredients
- 100g brown sugar
- 24 good quality prunes
- ¼ cinnamon stick
- 1 clove
- 1 star anise
- thick strip orange zest
- 1 Earl Grey tea bag
- 4 rashers smoked bacon
- 24 whole almonds
Method
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Step 1
To tea-soak the prunes, stir the sugar into 500ml of boiling water, add the prunes, spices and tea bag, and leave overnight.
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Step 2
Cook the bacon, in a pan or in the oven, until crispy. Toast the almonds in the oven until golden brown.
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Step 3
To serve, snap the bacon into 6 pieces. Cut a slit in the side of each prune, push a whole almond inside and jam in a shard of bacon. Slide a cocktail stick through the middle so your guests don't get sticky fingers.