peaches poached in red wine
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Melocotones al Vino Tinto You will find this fruit dessert all over Aragon, Spain. It is usually homemade when peaches are in season, then preserved in large jars filled with the cooking syrup. This same recipe can be used to poach pears or nectarines. Serve peaches with sauce hot or cold.
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yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For peaches poached in red wine
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6peaches (firm but ripe)
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lemon juice
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2 cdry red wine
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1 cwater
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2cinnamon sticks, broken into thirds (plus additional for garnish)
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1/2 csugar
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6lemon slices
How To Make peaches poached in red wine
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1Blanch 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.
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2Rub peaches all over with lemon juice.
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3In a large pot, bring the wine, water, cinnamon sticks, sugar, and 3 of the lemon slices to a boil, and simmer 15 minutes.
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4Add peaches and simmer 20 minutes, turning them occasionally to color evenly with wine syrup. Let peaches steep in syrup several hours or overnight at room temperature.
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5Remove peaches from syrup and set aside. Boil the syrup down over high heat to 1 cup. Let cool completely.
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6Serve peaches whole or sliced in wedges. Spoon syrup over them and garnish each portion with a piece of cinnamon stick and half a lemon slice.
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