Spiced Peaches In Peach Wine Food

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Empty the cans of peaches with their syrup into a saucepan. Add the vinegar, cinnamon, sliced ginger, chilli flakes, salt, peppercorns and cloves. Bring the pan to the boil, and let the contents bubble for a minute or so, then turn off the heat and leave in the pan to keep warm. Serve the peaches with a hot ham, letting people take a peach half each and some of the spiced juice. (Any leftover spiced peaches can, and should, be stored in a jar and then eaten cold with cold ham.)

GEORGIA SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Peel peaches and set aside. In a large pot over medium high heat, boil sugar, vinegar and water until the syrup is moderately thick.
• Add cloves, cinnamon and peaches. Bring to boil stirring occasionally until the peaches can be pierced to the pit with a fork.
• Fill sterilized canning jars with peaches. Continue boiling syrup until heavy and add to peaches to cover.
• In a large stock pot, pour water half way to top with boiling water. Using a holder, carefully lower jars into pot. Leave a 2-inch space between jars. Add more boiling water to cover them, about 2 inches above the tops. Bring to a boil and cover, processing for 35 minutes. Remove jars from pot. Put jars on a wood or cloth surface, several inches apart and allow to cool. Jars will be sealed.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Empty the cans of peaches into a saucepan with their syrup. Add the vinegar, cinnamon, sliced ginger, chiles, salt, whole peppercorns and cloves. Bring the pan to the boil, and let boil for a minute or so then turn off the heat and leave it in the pan to keep warm.
• Serve the peaches with a hot ham letting people take a peach half and some of the spiced juice. Any leftovers can (and should) be stored in a jar and refrigerated and then eaten cold with cold ham.

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.

SPICED POACHED PEACHES

Steps:

• Score a cross shape in the bottom of each peach. Put the peaches into a large pot of boiling water, for 30 seconds, then transfer the peaches to a large bowl filled with cold water to refresh. Set aside for another 40 to 45 seconds, then drain the peaches, and peel using a sharp knife.
• Put the measured cold water, cinnamon, whole star anise, ginger slices, and sugar into a large saucepan, stir well, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture resembles syrup.
• Add the peaches to the syrup mixture, and cover them with a disk of greaseproof or parchment paper measuring the same diameter as the pan. Cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to a simmer, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the peaches are cooked through (they will be soft when pricked with a knife.) Remove the peaches, and set aside on a warm plate. Continue to boil the syrup until its volume has reduced to about 1 cup. Set aside to cool.
• Brush the peaches with a little of the syrup. Stir half of the remaining syrup and the ground star anise into the Greek-style yogurt until well combined, adding more syrup as necessary, to taste.
• To serve, cut each of the spiced poached peaches in half and place 2 of the peach halves onto each of the serving plates. Spoon a portion of the star anise yogurt alongside each peach. Drizzle a little syrup over each peach. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds.

WINE POACHED PEACHES WITH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, peppercorns, and lemon rind in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stir to dissolve the sugar, and reduce heat to a bubble.
• Bring the poaching liquid to a boil and cook on high heat until reduced to a syrupy texture. Add the peaches and poach the fruit, spooning the syrup over them occasionally, until you can pierce the peach easily with a knife, about 5 minutes.
• Put the peach halves in 2 dessert bowls. Top with ice cream, whipped cream, and drizzle with the poaching syrup. Grate a little nutmeg over the top.

SPICED PEACHES IN PEACH WINE

Steps:

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

PEACHES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Peel the peaches--to do it easily, boil them for about 10 seconds, then peel off the skin.
• Slice them.
• Put the peeled, sliced peaches in a bowl, add about half a bottle of red wine to cover.
• The type of wine isn't so important, but it has to be decent and drinkable.
• I used a 3 dollar bottle of Cotes du Rhone yesterday.
• Pour in the sugar and stir.
• Must sit for 6 hours in the fridge, minimum.
• Serve in pretty glasses or dishes.
• If you feel you need something else to go with it, try some kind of crunchy cookie or macaroon.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserve syrup.
• Combine syrup, cloves, cinnamon stick, sugar and vinegar in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add peach halves and cool completely.
• Refridgerate in airtight container overnight.
• Note: Flavor becomes stronger when stored several days.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• Mix sugar, vinegar, and water in a 5 quart pan.
• Tie the allspice and the cloves in cheesecloth. Put this and the cinnamon into the mixture.
• Cover and boil for 5 minutes.
• Peel the peaches and drop into boiling syrup, a few at a time.
• Simmer until tender; about 5 minutes.
• Pack the peaches into sterile jars, cover with the syrup and seal process in water bath for 10 minutes.

PEACHES IN SPICED RED WINE

Steps:

• Blanch peaches in medium saucepan of boiling water 30 seconds. Transfer to bowl of cold water using slotted spoon. Pull off peel, using small sharp knife. Pit and slice peaches. Transfer peaches to medium bowl.
• Add all remaining ingredients to peaches and mix to dissolve sugar. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, before serving.

SPICED PEACHES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the first five ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Add peaches; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes. , Pour into a shallow dish. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight. Drain. Spoon peaches into serving dishes; garnish with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with brown sugar.