Grilled Balsamic Vinegar Glazed Peaches Recipe
Grilled Balsamic Vinegar Glazed Peaches Recipe
Recipe from License to Grill adapted by:
- Deena Montillo, Montillo Italian Foods, January 21, 2024
- Martha, A Family Feast food blog, July 10, 2013
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Ingredients:
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar*
- 2 oz. Vino Cotto di Montillo
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste*
- 4 ripe peaches
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
*Notes:
Add more or less pepper to suit your taste. The pepper is really great against the sweet flavors in this dish.
Directions:
- In a small sauce pan, bring vinegar to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer until reduced by half (15-20 minutes). Remove from heat and add the vino cotto and black pepper.
- Cut the peaches following the natural line that circles the fruit. Cut all the way down to the pit and just run the knife right around keeping the blade against the pit. Gently grab each half and twist in opposite directions. Then pop the stone out with a paring knife or a spoon.
- Heat the grill to medium. Keep glaze warm so it does not harden up.
- Brush each cut side with oil and place cut down on the grill. Grill for about 2 minutes and flip. Brush the cooked tops with the glaze and cook for about two more minutes. Remove to a platter and brush on more of the glaze.
- Serve with extra glaze on the side.
- NOTES: Using perfectly ripe peaches is important for this recipe. If your peaches are over-ripe, they will get mushy and too soft when grilling (although they will still taste delicious!). If your peaches are under-ripe, the stone will be very hard to remove. To ripen hard peaches, put them in a brown paper bag with a very ripe piece of fruit such as an apple or banana for day or two. The ripe fruit will give off gasses to help the peaches ripen faster. Our peaches were rock hard when we bought them, so we put an apple and a banana in the bag with them and left them to ripen for two days. How long yours takes will depend on how much ripening is required.
An elegant alternative to traditional Italian cannoli--a definite crowd pleaser!
This recipe made it into the Reader's Digest "Taste of Home Christmas 2011" cookbook . It also was the DECEMBER 2009 WINNER of the "Make it Fabulous with Fillo Recipe Contest" and out of 10 Finalists the THIRD PLACE FAN FAVORITE. This contest was sponsored by Athens Foods, the world's largest producer of phyllo dough.
Recipe and photo by Deena Montillo
Video by Athens Foods
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Adjust our delicious balsamic vinegar recipe to taste just the way you want it to...No surprises! You can make it as sweet or vinegary as you desire.
In case you're wondering, read the back of any store-bought balsamic vinegar. Look for the ingredient "mosto cotto" or "cooked grape must"--that ingredient is Vino Cotto! Unlike some balsamic vinegar brands, yours will not contain any additives, sweeteners, preservatives, or colorants. This makes yours a much healthier alternative for your family.
Use your homemade balsamic vinegar in all recipes that list it as an ingredient. Your family and friends will love what you make. And, you'll have bragging rights, too. You can say, "I even made the balsamic vinegar!" But, if you prefer that the dish not having a vinegary flavor to it, replace the balsamic vinegar with just Vino Cotto. It will come out delicious!
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Enjoy these delicious fall cookies with your favorite cup of coffee or add them to your Thanksgiving dessert table for all to enjoy.
A variation by Deena Montillo of Libby's® Soft Pumpkin Cookies recipe.
Photo by Deena Montillo, 2009
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