Vanilla-Poached Apricots with Zabaglione

Ingredients

• ½ vanilla bean
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry white wine (preferably Swiss)
• ¹/₃ cup sugar
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 ¼ pounds firm-ripe fresh apricots
• ¹/₈ teaspoon salt
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 3 4- by 1-inch strips fresh lemon zest
  • 1 ½ cups water

Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into a 2-quart saucepan, then add pod, water, sugar, zest, and salt. Bring to a boil, uncovered, over high heat, then boil 1 minute. Carefully add apricots, then reduce heat and poach at a bare simmer, turning over once, until fruit is tender but still holds its sha...

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