Best Marsala Soused Peaches Recipes

MARSALA-POACHED PEARS

Steps:

• Cut pears in half lengthwise and remove cores. Measure Marsala cooking wine into a small mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir to dissolve sugar.
• Melt butter in a large 12-inch skillet. Stir in Marsala mixture. Cook over medium heat until bubbly. Place pears in pan, cut side down. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 30-45 minutes or until cool enough to serve.
• Place each pear half in a small bowl. Stir remaining sauce in pan; drizzle each serving with 1-2 teaspoons warm sauce. Top with a small scoop of ice cream, and if desired, toasted pecans. Serve immediately.

MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan. Once sizzling, tip in the shallot, garlic, mushrooms and a pinch of salt. Cook over a low heat until the mushrooms are softened then stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min to get rid of the raw flour taste then pour in the marsala and stock. Simmer away until reduced by two thirds. Taste for seasoning then serve, traditionally with steak.

BAKED MARSALA PEACHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Half the peaches and remove their stones, place in a bowl and pour boiling water over them, drain them after 30 seconds, slip of their skins.
• Place the peaches in a shallow baking dish, mix the sugar with the Marsala and pour over the peaches.
• Add the vanilla pod and the cinnamon, place in the centre of the oven and bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes.
• After that time remove from the oven, put all the juices in a small saucepan.
• Mix the arrowroot with some cold water and add to the juices.
• Then whisk on a low heat until it is slighly thickened and clear again.
• Pour the sauce, over the peaches and leave it to cool, leave the cinamon and vanilla pod in the sauce.
• Cover and refrigerate for a day so the flavors develop.
• Nice served with whipped cream to which you add some vanilla essnece, but serve that in a seperate bowl.

MUSHROOM SOUP WITH MARSALA

Steps:

• Place the dried mushrooms and stock in a pot. Bring to a low simmer and heat to reconstitute.
• Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. When it begins to ripple, add the fresh mushrooms and cook until lightly browned and tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the thyme, garlic, shallots and bay leaf, and then season with salt and pepper. Stir to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Deglaze the pan with marsala and cook to reduce by half.
• Remove the plump, reconstituted dried mushrooms from their stock and chop. Then add the mushrooms and the mushroom stock to soup pot, discarding the last few spoonfuls of stock where grit may have settled. Add 2 cups water to the soup, and simmer a few minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Cool to store for a make-ahead meal.
• Reheat over medium heat. To serve, add the parsley and stir in the lemon juice to the soup. Place a small round of fried toast in each soup bowl, sprinkle with a little cheese and top with the soup.

PEACH PANZANELLA

Steps:

• Place garlic on a cutting board; hit it with the side of a large knife to break it open a bit. Place peaches, onion, and garlic in a large nonreactive bowl. Drizzle oil and vinegar over the fruit mixture; season with salt and pepper. Toss; let stand, covered, in a cool place, for 1 hour or more.
• Place bread on a hot grill or under a heated broiler; toast until both sides are slightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, rub lightly with garlic if desired; tear bread into bite-size chunks. When ready to serve, add cucumbers, basil, and bread to peaches.
• Toss to coat bread thoroughly with the marinating liquid. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, and remove garlic clove.

AMARETTI-STUFFED PEACHES WITH MARSALA

Steps:

• Lightly grease an ovenproof dish, and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Halve peaches and remove stones.
• Scoop out a little of the flesh from each half, chop, then place in a bowl.
• Add the chopped amaretti cookies, crystallized ginger, sugar, almonds and 1-2 teaspoons marsala.
• Stitr with a spoon to form a slightly sticky mixture.
• Fill the peach cavities with the amaretti mixture, forming a mound with each.
• Top each half with a small piece of butter, then place the peaches into the greased dish.
• Pour the remaining marsala around the peaches.
• Cover loosely with foil, and bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, basting from time to time with the marsala.
• Check if peaches are tender, and cook a little longer if necessary.
• Peaches can be served warm or at room temperature with the pan juices spooned over, accompanied with a dollop of cream and a scoop of ice cream if desired.

POACHED PEARS WITH MARSALA, CINNAMON, AND VANILLA

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups dry Marsala, 2 cups water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, split vanilla beans, and orange peel strips in heavy large pot. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add peeled Bosc pears. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover pot and simmer until pears are tender, turning pears occasionally, about 40 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to platter. Boil liquid in pot until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 12 minutes. Pour syrup over poached pears. Chill until cold, turning pears occasionally, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.
• Divide poached pears among 6 shallow bowls. Strain syrup; discard solids. Drizzle syrup over pears. Top each with dollop of mascarpone, if desired, and serve.
• Italian cream cheese, sold at Italian markets and many supermarkets.