Marinated peaches

[thebaker]

Does anyone have any suggestions for marinated peaches,

My boss just gave me a case of peaches and hinted he would like marinated peaches over vanilla ice cream for next week.

thanks

[JeanneCake]

Peel the peaches and stew (poach) them in a simple syrup laced with a vanilla bean. You could reduce the syrup a little and then store the peaches in the syrup. You might even want to add some white wine and poach them in that....

[russ parsons]

dang, lost the first draft of that. anyway: peel and slice the peaches into a zip-lock freezer bag. add a little sugar and some white wine. add a flavoring: i used cinnamon in one test and rose geranium in another--use very little (1/2 teaspoon rose geranium leaves for 1 1/2 pounds peaches was almost too much and 1/2 of a 3-inch stick of cinnamon would be about right). bring a large pot of water to 140-150 degrees and set it up to maintain that temp. lower the peach bag into the water bath and cook about 45 minutes. the color, texture and flavor of the peaches don't change that much, but the flavor of the spicing really penetrates the fruit. it's like a home version of sous-vide (though it was taught to me by josiah citrin, chef at melisse here in la).

[Kerry Beal]

dang, lost the first draft of that. anyway: peel and slice the peaches into a zip-lock freezer bag. add a little sugar and some white wine. add a flavoring: i used cinnamon in one test and rose geranium in another--use very little (1/2 teaspoon rose geranium leaves for 1 1/2 pounds peaches was almost too much and 1/2 of a 3-inch stick of cinnamon would be about right). bring a large pot of water to 140-150 degrees and set it up to maintain that temp. lower the peach bag into the water bath and cook about 45 minutes. the color, texture and flavor of the peaches don't change that much, but the flavor of the spicing really penetrates the fruit. it's like a home version of sous-vide (though it was taught to me by josiah citrin, chef at melisse here in la).

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You could do the sous vide thing with a crockpot set on the low setting. I did this with pears in roiboos tea for the eG Supreme pastry and baking challenge. Click here.

[alanamoana]

thyme-n-peaches

ginger-n-peaches

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[DCP]

Amaretto goes exceedingly well with peaches. I have enjoyed something like a chunky peach 'jam' (visually reminiscent but not so much in flavor - not nearly as sweet or jellied) with amaretto that was simply divine. Lovely with vanilla ice cream.

[nduran]

I'd take brandy over white wine any day.

[rooftop1000]

I'd take brandy over white wine any day.

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yes yes

brandy, wine, peaches....Sangria

sorry

tracey

[EllenC]

Nutmeg as the spice goes really well with peaches.

[DCP]

brandy, wine, peaches....Sangria

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Now I'm jonesing for a tall glass of homemade white sangria. What better way to have fruit salad than steeped in alcohol?

[russ parsons]

the only problem with brandy in this technique is that i wonder whether it gets hot enough for the raw alcohol smell to cook off. and if it does, where does it go (since it's in a sealed container). i used a riesling and it was delicious.

[GTO]

If you can find any in the US, your peaches would be great, marinated in Ginger Wine and served with Lemon Curd Ice-cream.