Peaches Keen

Name: Peaches Keen
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 ripe but firm peaches, halved and pitted, but with peel left on; Oil, preferably walnut; Oil, preferably walnut; 2 tablespoons raspberry or other fruit vinegar, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons raspberry or other fruit vinegar, or more to taste; Crème fraîche or mascarpone cheese (optional), thinned with a bit of milk; Crème fraîche or mascarpone cheese (optional), thinned with a bit of milk; Crème fraîche or mascarpone cheese (optional), thinned with a bit of milk

Preparation info

Serves
6
as side dish or dessert

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

Some fruits are delicious smoked, particularly peaches, pineapples, bananas, and apples. We usually cook bananas and apples whole, but prefer peaches and pineapples cut into pieces first. In this case, peaches are halved and flavored with a fruity vinegar.

Ingredients

6 ripe but firm peaches, halved and pitted, but with peel left on
Oil, preferably walnut
2 tablespoons raspberry

Americas
United States
Side dish
Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 200°F to 220°F.
Rub the peaches liberally with the oil.
Spoon a teaspoon of vinegar into the cavity of each peach half and transfer them to the smoker. Cook until the peaches are heated through and softened, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove them from the smoker and serve warm, with a bit more vine