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SPICED PEACHES

SPICED PEACHES

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Serves: approx. 8 people

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  • Gluten Free
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  • Vegetarian

I've used bottled peaches, I've used canned peaches, and it honestly doesn't matter which, but I'm afraid you have to resist the healthier peaches canned in fruit juice rather than syrup. If you can find only slices, not halves, so be it. This is a beautiful condiment to eat with roast ham, hot or cold, and I love it with cheese too. It makes the kitchen feel like a proper Christmas kitchen, and it's a very easy present to whip up for people, too - beautiful in old-fashioned glass jars.

For other homemade Christmas treats try these  simple edible gift recipes.

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Ingredients

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  • 800 grams canned peach halves in syrup
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
  • 2 short cinnamon sticks
  • 1 x 4 cm piece of fresh root ginger (peeled and sliced thinly into rounds)
  • ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • ½ teaspoon Maldon salt (or ΒΌ teaspoon table salt)
  • ¼ teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 3 cloves
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Method

  1. Empty the cans of peaches with their syrup into a saucepan.
  2. Add the vinegar, cinnamon, sliced ginger, chilli flakes, salt, peppercorns and cloves.
  3. Bring the pan to the boil, and let the contents bubble for a minute or so, then turn off the heat and leave in the pan to keep warm.
  4. Serve the peaches with a hot ham, letting people take a peach half each and some of the spiced juice. (Any leftover spiced peaches can, and should, be stored in a jar and then eaten cold with cold ham.)

NOTE

The Spiced Peaches are intended to be an accompaniment to a hot or cold ham. Unfortunately they are not a preserve and so will not last for a long time. The keeping time is dependent on the life of the canned peaches once they have been opened. We would suggest that the peaches should be consumed within 4 days of making. However we have noticed that the "use by after opening" information for canned peaches in light syrup varies according to brand and you should follow the specific guidance on the particular cans you use.

The Spiced Peaches should be allowed to cool slightly then transferred to clean containers, covered tightly and refrigerated. They should be kept refrigerated until eaten, though you could warm them gently before serving (but discard any leftovers if you do this). If you are giving the peaches as gifts then make sure that you label them with instructions to keep in the fridge and also a "use by" date.

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  • Love it thank you Nigella would not have Christmas ham without it now one of so many of your recipes.

    Posted by Vallibee on 7th Nov 2012 at 17.58