Cooking Peaches On The Stove Food

SKILLET-FRIED PEACHES

Steps:

• Toss together peaches, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt sugar and butter in a large skillet over medium-high, stirring often, until mixture is bubbly, about 2 minutes. Stir in peach mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and sauce is thickened, about 6 minutes. Stir in peach schnapps, and cook 1 minute. Remove peach mixture from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

CARAMELIZED SKILLET PEACHES

Steps:

• Wash and dry peaches. Cut them in half, remove the pit, and slice peach halves into 1/2-inch/about 1.5 cm thick wedges. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peach slices in a single layer, honey, and rosemary. Cook to caramelize, occasionally stirring, for about 7 to 9 minutes.
• Let buttery peaches cool down before eating so as not to burn your mouth. Then, serve warm peaches in a frying pan or on a plate, with their caramel sauce, aside with vanilla ice cream.

SAUTEED PEACHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt unsalted butter over medium heat. Stir in sugar.
• Add peaches. Cook, stirring, until sugar has dissolved and peaches are warmed through and coated, 2 to 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

ROASTED PEACHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees. In a bowl, gently toss peaches with lime juice and oil. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Spread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment. Place confectioners' sugar in a fine-mesh sieve and dust peaches evenly.
• Bake until peaches darken and begin to curl, about 1 hour. Let cool completely; serve.

CARAMELIZED SKILLET PEACHES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together peaches, lemon juice, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
• Melt butter and sugar in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peach mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 5 minutes. If using bourbon or rum, add to skillet, and cook until reduced, about 1 minute.
• Serve immediately over ice cream, if desired.

STOVETOP PEACHES WITH STREUSEL TOPPING AND ZESTY SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the sour cream and a few gratings of zest from the orange and the lemon until smooth. Add the juice from half of the orange and half of the lemon. Taste to see if it has a fresh taste from the citrus. If not, add the juice from the remaining fruit halves. Whisk to blend and set aside.
• With a small paring knife, cut around the center of each peach to halve it and remove the pit. Place the peach halves on a flat surface and cut them into 1/2-inch thick slices.
• Heat a small saute pan and add the honey. It should start to foam and bubble. Keep the heat low and allow the honey to simmer gently. Note: the honey becomes extremely hot - be careful to keep the heat low.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. When it begins to froth and turn light brown on the edges, add the peach slices and stir to coat with the butter. Cook, stirring from time to time, until the peaches become tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the lime zest and juice. Stir to blend. Meanwhile, check the honey. It should be a golden brown. If the foam prevents you from seeing the color, remove the pot from the heat and blow on the center of the foam to see the color beneath. Pour the honey over the peaches and stir to blend.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and spoon the peaches into individual serving plates or a platter. Top with the Streusel Topping and a dollop of the sour cream.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together until incorporated and in clumps. Place onto a baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Use as needed.