Lemon Verbena Panna Cotta with Poached Peaches
- 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche or Greek-style yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 10 fresh lemon verbena leaves
- 1 3/4 cups whole milk
- 1 (1/4-ounce) packet powdered, unflavored gelatin
- 1 fresh egg
- Poached Peaches, for accompaniment (recipe follows)
- 2 large peaches
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups rose wine
- 1 vanilla bean, scraped
- 1/2 whole nutmeg
- Combine the cream, sugar, creme fraiche, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Remove from the heat and add the lemon verbena, lightly crushing the leaves before adding them to the pot.
- Allow the mixture to steep for about 1 hour.
- Keep tasting as it steeps until it has the flavor you want.
- Meanwhile, pour the milk into a bowl.
- Add the gelatin and whisk until it dissolves.
- Add the egg and beat well.
- Once the cream mixture has steeped, rewarm it over low heat until it reaches a low simmer, then pour over the milk-gelatin mixture and whisk until completely combined.
- Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof container with a pouring spout.
- Lightly grease 10 ramekins, plastic cups, or coffee cups and line them up on a baking sheet.
- Divide the mixture among the ramekins and put in the fridge.
- Chill until set, about 4 hours.
- Serve with Poached Peaches.
- Set a large pot of water on the stove to boil and prepare an ice-water bath in a bowl large enough to hold the peaches.
- When the water comes to a boil, scald the peaches for 30 seconds.
- Using a mesh sieve or slotted spoon, transfer the fruit immediately to the ice-water bath to stop the cooking.
- Using a paring knife, peel the peaches (the skins should now slip off easily) and put the peels in a saucepan.
- Slice the peaches into eighths and place in a heatproof bowl.
- Add the sugar, wine, vanilla, and nutmeg to the saucepan and set over high heat.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and continue cooking for 5 minutes longer.
- Pour the boiling mixture over the peaches and set the fruit aside to cool and macerate in the spiced wine.
- Serve with the panna cotta.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lemon-verbena-panna-cotta-with-poached-peaches-383934 (may not work)