Dried Peaches
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Inspect the peaches, discarding any bad pieces and trimming defective ones.
If unpeeled, wash the peaches in two or three waters and rub to remove the down.
Stew
In a pot, bring water to a boil and add the peaches.
Stew the peaches until tender, about 25 minutes. Ensure they are just soft when done.
Avoid overcooking or adding too much water.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Peaches
- Provide the main fruit flavor and, once softened, the tender texture of the dish.
- Water
- Creates the cooking liquid that gently softens the peaches through simmering.
The step that matters
Stop cooking when the peaches are just soft. Overcooking breaks down the fruit's cell walls too far, so the peaches turn mushy and lose shape. Pulling them once just tender keeps their texture intact.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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