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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