Monday, August 18, 2008

Grilled caramalized peaches, served with raspberry cream and vanilla ice cream


I was invited to a family bbq. They are always fun but I wanted to venture out of the Turkish kebab routine and challenge the guests with something a bit different. I had read on Serious Eats about a few ideas...They I saw the pictures of grilled peaches, something I had always wanted to make but never tried....They turned out to be amazing...I also ventured from the original recipe and spiced it up.
Raspberry whipped cream:
Using a mixer, mix
2 cups of heavy cream
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of fresh or frozen raspberries,
Place the mixture in the refrigerator while preparing the peaches

Peaches:
Prepare 6-8 peaches, halved
Melt 8 tbs butter and 6 tbsps brown sugar in a small sauce pan
Add in 2 tbsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Add a pinch of salt
Squeeze 1 lime into the mixture
Heat the grill
Brush the cut side of the peaches with the butter mixture and place cut side down on the grill
While on the grill, brush the skin side of the peaches
Grill for about 5 minutes, then brush the skin side again and flip the peaches
Grill for another 5 minutes with skin side down, occassionaly continuing to brush the peaches
Serve with the raspberry cream and vanialla ice cream on the side.

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