Chef John's Peach Melba
Description
Peach Melba is a delicious and impressive summer dessert made with fresh peaches poached in vanilla syrup, served with ice cream and raspberry sauce.
Ingredients
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3 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
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1/3 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 tablespoon water
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1/8 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
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2 cups white sugar
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2 cups water
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
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3 peaches, halved and pitted
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6 scoops vanilla ice cream
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1/4 cup sliced almonds
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Combine raspberries, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, water, and balsamic vinegar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until sugar dissolves and berries collapse, 2 to 3 minutes.
3
Remove from heat and strain into a bowl. Cool to room temperature, cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
4
Combine 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and split vanilla bean in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
5
Place peach halves with cut sides up in the syrup and simmer until tender, 5 to 8 minutes per side, basting with the syrup occasionally. Remove from heat and allow to cool in the syrup.
6
Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 4 hours.
7
Remove peach skins and serve each peach half on top of a scoop of ice cream in a bowl. Spoon the raspberry sauce over the top. Garnish with toasted, slivered almonds.