Hibiscus-Poached Peach
- 1 not-quite-ripe peach, preferably a freestone (not cling) variety
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons low-fat Greek-style yogurt, whisked smooth
- Peel the peach with a serrated vegetable peeler if you have one.
- If you dont, pour the water into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Cut a shallow X shape on the bottom of the peach, and immerse it in the water for about 1 minute, then remove it with a slotted spoon and decrease the heat so that the water is at a bare simmer.
- Let the peach cool; peel the skin off, starting where it has curled up around the X shape.
- Cut the peach in half and remove the pit.
- (If you are able to peel the peach with a peeler, bring the water to a boil and then reduce to a bare simmer.)
- Add the hibiscus and sugar to the water and stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Cook the hibiscus for about 5 minutes, until the water is a deep burgundy color.
- Immerse the peach halves, turn off the heat, and cover the saucepan.
- Let the peach sit in the hibiscus tea for at least 30 minutes, until it is stained red.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the peach halves to a dessert bowl.
- Reserve about 1/4 cup of the hibiscus tea and one of the rehydrated hibiscus flowers.
- Strain the rest of the tea, transfer it to a pitcher, and refrigerate it for drinking; discard the flowers.
- Pour the reserved hibiscus tea into a wide skillet set over medium-high heat.
- Bring it to a boil and let it bubble away until it reduces to a syrupy glaze, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pour the glaze over the peach halves, garnish with the reserve hibiscus flower, drizzle with the Greek yogurt, and eat.
peach, water, sugar, lowfat
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hibiscus-poached-peach-382577 (may not work)