Peaches In Wine Cassis Syrup Food

VANILLA POACHED PEACHES

Steps:

• Put the kettle on, and fill a large bowl with iced water. Place the peaches in another large bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover. Leave for 30 secs, then remove the peaches with a slotted spoon and plunge them into the cold water. The skins should now peel away easily.
• Place the wine, honey and vanilla pod in a pan large enough to hold all the peaches, then gently heat until the honey has dissolved. Lower the peaches into the pan, cover and simmer gently for 15-20 mins until tender but not overly soft. Using two wooden spoons, turn the fruit 3 or 4 times while cooking and frequently baste with the syrup. Remove the cooked peaches from the pan and set to one side in a large bowl.
• Boil the syrup hard until it has reduced by half (this will take about 10 mins). Spoon over the peaches, then set aside to cool. The peaches will keep for up to 2 days, covered and in the fridge. Serve the peaches and syrup at room temperature, warm or chilled with spoonfuls of clotted cream, if you like.

GRILLED PEACHES WITH WINE SYRUP TWO WAYS

Steps:

• For the wine syrup: Combine the wine, peach nectar, brandy, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, cinnamon sticks and vanilla bean in a large high-sided saute pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened to a syrup, about 10 minutes. Strain.
• For the peaches: Preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Brush the cut sides of the peaches with butter and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and some cinnamon. Grill cut-side down and cook until slightly caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes
• For the peach chutney: Coarsely chop the peaches and toss with another pinch cinnamon, a few tablespoons of the wine syrup, some torn mint leaves, a splash of canola oil and salt and pepper. Goes great with pork.
• For the grilled peach dessert: Place the peaches cut-side up on a platter. Spoon some creme fraiche in the center of each, drizzle over some wine syrup, a bit of honey and garnish with mint leaves. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PEACHES IN WINE-CASSIS SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the peaches; blanch for 15 seconds. Drain. Slip the skins off, cut peaches in half and remove pits. Put in a medium bowl.
• In a saucepan, combine the wine, cassis and sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Pour the mixture over the peaches and set aside for at least 2 hours. Divide the peaches among 4 bowls and spoon the syrup over them.

WHITE PEACHES IN CABERNET AND RASPBERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine wine and seltzer in a medium-size nonreactive saucepan. Add sugar, lemon and orange peels, peppercorns and cinnamon and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium high and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Strain the syrup and then refrigerate until chilled.
• Puree the raspberries in a food processor. Strain the puree into a bowl and set aside. When the cabernet syrup is cold, stir into the raspberry puree.
• Peel and pit the peaches. If they are very ripe, they should peel easily without blanching; otherwise blanch them and remove their skins. Cut the peaches into even slices and divide them among four large round wine glasses. Taste the wine syrup and add more sugar, lemon juice or seltzer to taste. The syrup should be quite thin. Pour the syrup over the peaches and serve immediately.

PEACHES POACHED IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Cut orange and lemon half into thin slices and remove the pits.
• Place the peaches in a single layer in a casserole. Add the water, wine, sugar and vanilla pod and cover with the orange and lemon slices. The liquid should barely cover the fruit.
• Cut a round of wax paper the same size as the casserole and make a small hole in the middle. Bring the fruit to a boil, then skim any foam that rises to the surface.
• Lower the heat so one single bubble breaks at the top, then place the wax paper over the top and simmer for approximately 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the peaches cool in the syrup.
• Remove the peaches from the syrup with a slotted spoon. Slip off their skins. Place the peaches in a glass bowl and top with the orange and lemon slices. Strain the syrup over the top. Cover and refrigerate for at least six hours.

PEACHES IN BASIL SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat wine and sugar and stir until sugar dissolves; add basil.
• Remove from heat and steep for at least 30 minutes.
• Strain syrup, pressing on basil to release as much juice as possible. Before serving, toss peaches in syrup.

SPICED PEACHES IN PEACH WINE

Steps:

• Peel peaches, leave whole and place in acid solution, while you finish peeling all the peaches.
• In a large pot, cook wine, white & brown sugars, lemon juice and one cinnamon stick.
• Stir until all sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to boil.
• Remove the cinnamon stick and reserve the syrup.
• Rinse the peaches.
• Stick two cloves into each peach and add the peaches to the reserved syrup, heating the peaches until slightly softened.
• Remove from heat and allow peaches to sit in syrup overnight at room temperature.
• Next day, remove the cinnamon and cloves from the peaches.
• Slice the peaches into thick wedges and place back into the syrup.
• Next add the shredded candied ginger into the peach mixture and reheat the peaches.
• Once the peaches are hot, pack tightly into hot sterilized jars, make sure to add 1 stick of cinnamon to each jar.
• Cover the peaches completely with hot syrup, make sure to release any air bubbles, adding more syrup if necessary.
• Clean the rims and seal the jars.
• Process quart jars for 25 minutes in a water bath canner.

POACHED PEACHES IN SPARKLING WINE WITH BASIL & VANILLA

Steps:

• Put the vanilla pods, seeds and sugar in a saucepan with 200ml water and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Once boiling, drop in the basil and peaches. Poach for 2-3 mins until just tender, then put a lid on the pan and leave the peaches to cool in the syrup.
• Once cool, pour in the sparkling wine and leave for 10 mins. While the poached fruit is soaking up the wine, beat the vanilla, mascarpone and cream together to soft peaks. Serve the peaches in a bowl with plenty of the liquid. Finish with a spoonful of the cream and a few basil leaves.