Ingredients

  • 2 12 cups fresh orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon finely minced lemon zest
  • 14 cup honey
  • 34 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 15 pitted prunes
  • 10 dried apricots, cut in half
  • 14 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup polenta
  • 4 cups lightly salt water

Method

  • Combine the orange juice, lemon juice, zest, cinnamon and honey in a medium sized saucepan and stir.
  • Bring to a simmer on high heat and add prunes, and apricots.
  • Turn the heat to lowest level.
  • Simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
  • Don't let prunes get too soggy.
  • While prunes are simmering start cooking polenta by bringing lightly salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
  • Add polenta to boiling water slowly stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to low and cook for about 15 minutes stirring to make sure it doesn't get lumpy.
  • If it starts to get too thick add a little more hot water.
  • You want it soft.
  • Remove fruit from sauce with a slotted spoon to a shallow bowl and turn the heat to high.
  • Reduce the liquid to about half.
  • Return fruit and add walnuts to sauce and serve over bowl of polenta.