Peach Melba (French Peach and Ice Cream Dessert)
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Peach Melba (French Peach and Ice Cream Dessert)
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The first version of Peach Melba, a traditional dessert with peach was created by Chef Escoffier when he was the chef at the restaurant of the Savoy Hotel.
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Ingredients
- 4 peaches (relatively firm)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean , split in half lengthwise and scraped
- 7 oz raspberry
- ½ cup icing sugar
- ½ lemon
- 1½ cup vanilla ice cream
- 1½ cup Whipped Cream
- 3 oz. almonds sliced
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Dip the peaches for 3 to 5 minutes or longer if the peaches are very firm.
- Remove the peaches from the saucepan and peel.
- Cut the peaches in half and remove the pit.
- In another saucepan, bring 1 quart (1l) of water to a boil with the sugar and vanilla (including the bean).
- Dip the peach halves, reduce heat and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, until the peaches are still firm but a knife can pierce them easily.
- Set saucepan aside. Leave the peaches in the saucepan to cool.
- Meanwhile, mix the raspberries with the juice of half a lemon and icing sugar to get the raspberry puree.
Assembly
- Place a peach in a bowl.
- Top with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
- Finish with some raspberry puree and sliced almonds.
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