Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Experiment: Pan Seared Brown Butter Peaches

Yeah. I don't have a recipe for this one either, sorry. This is the first incarnation of what will probably be many. I did it on a whim and while it was good, it wasn't... complete. Next time (probably tomorrow) I will use brown sugar instead of white and maybe some cinnamon. I'm also tempted to add a pinch of salt, to both heighten the flavor and pull out some of the juices. I have this vision of peach juice, melted brown sugar and browned butter turning into a faux caramel mixture kind of thing. I don't know if that's actually going to happen, but I'm going to try. For those of you who are keeping score at home, here is what I did.

First, I got my butter going (I used about a half tablespoon). I figured it should be just starting to brown when I put the peaches on, otherwise it runs the risk of burning. That took just a couple minutes. Then I cut a peach in half. I figure one peach is a portion (fruit is good and all), but you could do half per person and still have it be fine. I sprinkled them with some sugar and plopped them onto the pan. I used nonstick heated to medium/medium high for this. Once they had browned up I plopped some in a bowl, poured the browned butter in the convenient hollow where the pit had been and thought "This could use some ice cream". So I put some ice cream on there. It was Hagen Daaz caramelized pear and pecan. It went really well with it. I think making a reduction with the browned butter, whatever juices the peach puts out, any leftover sugar and a sweet wine would be good. More experiments are clearly needed.


22 comments:

  1. Yes, more experimentation is needed. At my house, please. I even have a peach tree.

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  2. this is so funny b/c I did this yesterday...brown sugar works better. i also put honey. i didn't do butter though..and I did ice cream yum!

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  3. I think you hit it pretty close to the mark there Bob... You can;t go wrong with Browned Butter. I would not say "No" if you passed that bowl my way. Hint Hint Hint...

    Amazing picture too, I can actually TASTE the peach through my screen... Decadent!!

    Love the browned sugar, peach juice, caramel idea... I look forward to the next incarnation. :)

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  4. Yum. I love grilling peaches too so tis is just awesome Bob!

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  5. Great pictures!!! I love grilled stone fruits with creamy icecream. Such a wonderful pair!

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  6. Bob. Looks so delicious as it is, I cant wait to see what you do with them next.YUM!

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  7. I love your experiments! Can't wait to see the next one. This looks good enough for me though! lol

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  8. I'm off to my kitchen to make this. Excellent, delicious, yummy

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  9. Caramelized peaches with ice cream sound wonderful - I bet it will be insanely good with brown butter too!

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  10. Nice and simple - sometimes it's best.

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  11. Vicki: Sounds good to me, we've had a hard time getting good peaches around here lately. :)

    Sarah Alaoui: Ooo, honey. I bet that's good. Thanks for the tip!

    Culinary Alchemist: Hey, you're the one working on the food fax! Finish it up and I'll pass all kinds of stuff down. ;)

    Jennifer: Thanks! I've never had stone fruit, I'll have to put those on the to-try list.

    noble pig, Donna, Michele, 5 Star Foodie: Thanks!

    Dajana: Really? Let me know how it goes for you! :)

    Wandering Coyote: So true.

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  12. How yummy! I like the whole sound of the caramel. And with ice cream - heavenly.

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  13. looks really good! can't wait to see how it evolves. If you can find a bottle of that orange muscato thats our wine of the month in Bakespace, you might want to add a bit of it. its light, fruity and not as sweet as a riesling.

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  14. Yummy. My grandmother used to make this for us when I was young. She used to put toasted walnut pieces or pecans or whatever she had around on it. Thank you for the lovely memory.

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  15. Reeni: Thanks! Yeah, the ice cream pushes it over the top.

    Danielle: I had actually wanted to do that but none of the stores around me have any muscat. At all. It's been frustrating.

    Trevor: Hm, I think I still have some pecans around here, that would be wicked good. Always happy to remind people of things they like. :)

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  16. Totally brown sugar and cinnamon. We love ginger on our peaches too. Mmmmm. You really can't mess up a peach!

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  17. You had me at pan...kidding, you had me at brown butter...I'm bonkers over anything that includes that nutty deliciousness. Peaches sound amazing like this. And DEFINITELY w/ ice cream!

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  18. I haz brisket!

    Tonight I'm going to marinade it in POM, lemon juice, ginger, maybe a couple other things, then BBQ it!

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  19. I love searing food, but mostly for the sounds..haha. I like the sound of brown sugar. I think brown sugar makes everything taste better! I love it so much, it's probably why I can't eat a cookie that's not made with brown sugar.

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  20. That sounds bafflingly amazing o.O I'll have to grab some peaches from the farmer's market next time. And make sure I've got some raw sugar on hand.

    Coyote
    http://mamacoyote.blogspot.com/

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  21. Brisket was a success! I'll post about it sometime tomorrow!

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  22. Mmmm, I love fruit cooked like this! I think I could lick the screen it looks so good!

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