Improving the peaches
Take another look at the grilled peaches post before you try to follow it. I went back and revisited my work and realized that my instructions needed improvement on a couple of points:
- Putting the peach face down over the coals won’t work if the fire is still vibrant. Within three and a half minutes, the entire face of the peach may be singed.
- The peel of the peach detracts from the overall texture of the finished product.
Thankfully, fixing these problems is easy. I have ammended the original post to reflect that the peach ought to be placed peel side down over the live coals, but a close eye should be kept on the peach while it is here, and it shouldn’t stay over the live coals for too long. The peach should then be moved to the cool side of the grill and placed cut side down to finish, turning it to install hatch marks. Before removing the peach from the grill, remove the peel. Once the peach is cooked, it should come off quite easily: just grab an edge of it with your tongs and pull away slowly, the entirety of the peel should come off smoothly.
Happy grilling!
August 21st, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Sounds interesting. I recently tried something similar with only Ontario peaches drizzled with maple syrup with delcious results. I’ll have to resist my Canadian urge to put maple syrup on everything and try it with your spice mix next time. How do you think cardamom would work with grilled fruits?
August 22nd, 2006 at 11:42 am
because of you, jesse, I bought tongs the other day. sure, they were from the dollar store, but they have already improved my life roughly 10,000%.
August 23rd, 2006 at 8:35 am
Paul– I took a page out of your book last night and drizzled some maple syrup on my peanut butter and peach sandwich. Somewhat sticky to consume, but quite tasty!
Kari–congratulations! I love my tongs and use them for about everything. Next time you’re in Pgh, visit Penn Fixtures at 28th and Penn in the Strip. You’ll be able to get some fairly decent tongs there for about what you paid for the pair you have now.