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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Peaches grilled on cinnamon stick skewers and basted with rum butter. From Steven Raichlen.This is a bonus recipe visitors to received for making a contribution to a charitable organization after 9/11. Good served with peach or vanilla ice cream. Ingredients:
4 large peaches, pitted and quartered (freestone) |
8 cinnamon sticks |
8 fresh mint leaves |
4 tablespoons unsalted butter |
1/4 cup brown sugar |
1/4 cup dark rum |
1 teaspoon lime juice |
1 pinch salt (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat grill to high.
2. Brush and oil grill grate.
3. Using a metal skewer, make a starter hole in the center of each peach quarter (from outside to pit side).
4. Push a cinnamon stick through a peach quarter.
5. Add a mint leaf.
6. Add another peach quarter.
7. Repeat with remaining cinnamon sticks, peaches and mint.
8. Combine the butter, sugar, rum and salt in a saucepan and boil until thick and syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes.
9. Grill the peaches over direct heat until nicely browned on both sides, 2 to 4 minutes per side, basting with the rum butter.
10. Serve hot.
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