Chef Jimmie Joness Drunken Peaches Food

DRUNKEN PEACHES

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, cinnamon, and Chianti Classico in a carafe.
• Add the peaches, and chill for about half hour before serving.

DRUNKEN PEACHES WRAPPED IN PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Cut each peach into 8 wedges. Soak the peach wedges in the wine for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• Remove the peaches from the wine, reserving the wine for another use. Wrap each peach wedge with half a prosciutto slice and fasten with a toothpick. Repeat with the remaining peach wedges and prosciutto.

HEALTHY BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH DRUNK PEACHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400* F.
• On the stovetop, heat a small pot over medium heat. Add butter and shallot and cook for 2 minutes, until shallot begins to soften. Add peaches, whiskey, lemon juice, thyme, and brown sugar substitute and mix well.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 5-7 minutes, until it starts to thicken. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Place pork chops in a baking dish, salt and pepper to taste. Top with peach sauce.
• Cover casserole dish, and bake for 25-30 minutes, until chops are cooked through and peach sauce is bubbly.
• NOTE: Depending on how juicy your peaches are, you may want to thicken the sauce with some cornstarch after baking the chops.

DRUNKEN PEACHES (CANNING)

Steps:

• Bring the canner full of water to a boil. Cut an X on the bottom of each peach and blanch them in the canning water for 30 to 45 seconds, then drop them into ice water to chill. Slip the skins off when they are cool enough to handle.
• Make a syrup by heating the sugar and water together in a sauce pan, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and bring to a gentle simmer.
• Cut each peeled peach into quarters, remove the pits, and pack them into the warm pint jars, overlapping them to fit. I get seven peach quarters in each jar, plus one leftover quarter I can eat.
• Add 1/4 Cup brandy to each jar of peaches. Add hot syrup to each jar, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Move a knife around in each jar to release any bubbles, then top off with more syrup if necessary. You will probably have extra syrup, but save it for sweetening other products or fruit mixtures.
• Process filled jars in a boiling water bath for 25 minutes (sea level). Let the jars rest for at least a week to develop best flavor.

CHEF JIMMIE JONES'S DRUNKEN PEACHES

Steps:

• Halve peaches and remove pits.
• In a large bowl, stir Chardonnay, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon together.
• Add peaches, ensuring they are liberally coated by marinade. Allow to marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat grill to hot.
• Lay peaches face-down over the grill for 4 to 6 minutes, or until exterior is seared and fruit is tender, basting with the wine-honey marinade. Remove peaches from heat.
• Coarsely chop pecans and lightly salt.
• Scoop vanilla bean ice cream into bowls. Immediately top with warm grilled peaches, a drizzling of the wine-honey marinade, chopped pecans, a dusting of cinnamon, and mint garnish.

DRUNKEN PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line the bottom and sides of a 9X13 baking dish with 2/3 of the pie crust.
• Mix brown sugar, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
• Add peaches, tossing to coat.
• Whisk peach schnapps, 2 eggs and vanilla in a bowl.
• Add to peach mixture, mix gently.
• Spoon the peach mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Dot with butter.
• Moisten edges of the pie pastry with water.
• Top with remaining pastry. Seal edges and flute.
• Mix 1 egg and whipping cream in a bowl.
• Brush pastry with egg mixture.
• Sprinkle with raw sugar.
• Bake for 55 minutes.