Poached peaches with vanilla
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Semisweet white wine; (such as French |
| ; Colombard) | ||
| ½ | cup | Water |
| ⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Honey |
| 1 | Vanilla bean; split lengthwise | |
| 1¼ | pounds | Firm ripe peaches; (unpeeled), cut into |
| ; 1/2-inch-thick | ||
| ; slices | ||
Directions
Bring first 5 ingredients to simmer in heavy medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into syrup. Return bean to syrup. Cover and continue simmering 5 minutes. Add peaches and poach until just tender when pierced with tip of sharp knife, about 4 minutes. Transfer mixture to bowl and refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.) Remove vanilla bean and any loose pieces of peach skin before serving.
Serves 4.
Bon Appetit July 1992
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