Riesling Poached Peaches

Name: Riesling Poached Peaches
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 medium-sized peaches, ripe but still slightly firm; 4 pieces orange peel, about ¼ inch wide and 2 inches long; 2 cups gewürztraminer; Pinch salt; 1¾ cups water; ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 cups Simple Syrup; 1 recipe Chantilly Cream; 1 recipe Raspberry Sauce; 1 cup late harvest Riesling; 2 pieces lemon peel, about ¼ inch wide and 2 inches long

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

A beautiful, simple, and elegant dessert that becomes sublime if you use white peaches.

Ingredients

6 medium-sized peaches, ripe but still slightly firm
2 cups gewürztraminer
1 cup

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Halve and pit the peaches. Reserve the pits.

Combine the gewürztraminer, Riesling, simple syrup, lemon juice, water, orange juice, salt, and lemon and orange peels in a large nonaluminum saucepot. Bring the liquid to a boil.

Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the peaches. Cover them with a clean dish towel or plate to completely submerge them in the liquid. Cook at a simmer for 1