Peppery Peach Sauce Food

SAVORY PEACH SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• PEEL AND CUT THE PEACHES (Note 1): For easy peeling, carefully drop peaches into a medium pot of boiling water. Boil for 1 minute. Lift out peaches with a slotted spoon and slip off the skins. Cut peaches in half and remove pits. Chop into small chunks, about 1/2-3/4 inch (1.28-1.9 cm).
• MAKE THE SAUCE: In a medium saucepan (I use the same one as above), put in all ingredients. Heat to Medium-high heat to bring to gentle boil (lower heat to medium heat if boiling too rapidly). Gently boil for about 6-8 minutes uncovered, stirring frequently, or until you reach the desired consistency. The more you cook it, the thicker it will get. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more lemon, sugar, chili flakes, thyme as needed. Serve hot or cold with chicken, fish, pork or grains.

SHREDDED PORK WITH BLACK PEPPER-PEACH GLAZE

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the lowest position and preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cut the pork shoulder fat-side up into 4 quarters, making sure each quarter has some of the fat cap. Mix together the pepper, sugar and salt in a small bowl, then rub all over the pork.
• Put the peaches in the bottom of a large Dutch oven. Rest the pork fat-side up on top of the peaches. Bake until the pork is very tender and shreds easily, 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Transfer to a large bowl and let rest until cool enough to shred, keeping all the juices in the pot. Shred and reserve.
• While the pork rests, place the pot with the cooking juices over medium-high heat. Once it starts to bubble, pour in the peach tea and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom and sides of the pot. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and let simmer until the sauce is thickened slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the shredded pork back in the pot and toss to combine.
• Serve the pork with slices of Texas toast if desired.

PEACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the peaches, sugar, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water in a bowl. Set aside to macerate for 10 minutes. Transfer to a small pot and cook over low heat until the peaches are tender and a syrup has formed, 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.