» peche melba http://citronetvanille.com/blog Thu, 30 Nov 2017 23:47:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 End of summer – Peach Melba http://citronetvanille.com/blog/2013/09/end-of-summer-peach-melba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=end-of-summer-peach-melba http://citronetvanille.com/blog/2013/09/end-of-summer-peach-melba/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:06:23 +0000 silvia http://www.citronetvanille.com/blog/?p=16186 Fin de l’été – Pêche Melba

I made this recipe a month ago when the peaches were delicious and juicy, now you get the last peaches of the season…bye bye my sweet fruit.

This dessert reminds me of my childhood…during the summer months when I used to go in town with my mom, we would sit down sur la terrace d’un cafe in Place Stanislas, and watch people walk by indulging with one of those ice cream desserts. Life could not get any better and sweeter. Peche Melba was one of my favorite ice cream cups (coupes de glace), along with Chocolat Liegeois and Poire Belle Helene. It’s fairly simple, you only need excellent ingredients.

The dessert was created in 1893 by Auguste Escoffier for the Opera Singer Nellie Melba, that’s where it got its name. It’s simply a peach poached in a syrup served with vanilla ice cream, raspberry coulis and toasted almonds. It’s a great dessert to serve when you have 6-8 guests and that you don’t want to start getting into complicated desserts. Since it’s still peach season with peaches sweet and juicy, this would be the right dessert to enjoy right now. I bought tons of peaches, so it looks like this will be on the menu for the next week or so. No complaints.

Ingredients for 4

  • 4 peaches, cut in half, pit removed
  • 2 packs raspberries
  • 3 tbs sugar (or more to taste)
  • 1 tbs lemon juice
  • Vanilla ice cream
  • 3 tbs toasted sliced almonds
  • whipped cream (optional)
For the peach syrup
  • water (enough to cover the peaches)
  • 1/4 lb sugar
  • vanilla bean, cut in half and scraped
  • 1 star anise
Preparation
Start preparing the syrup, mix all ingredients together. Stir well to dissolve the sugar.poach peaches at slow heat until tender but that can keep their shape. Remove from syrup and peel the peaches. Let them cool and place in the refrigerator until cold.
For the raspberry coulis, mix raspberries, lemon juice and 3 tb sugar, cook for about 5 -7 minutes. Blend and strain to remove seeds.
In a cup, place one scoop of ice cream. Place two peaches halves around the ice cream. Pour some raspberry coulis, sprinkle almonds and if you are up to, top it with whipped cream

 

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