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This looks like a tasty last blast of summer...
Peaches with Pistachio Butter and Bacon-Parmesan-Chile Crumble
Serves 6 to 8 | About 1/2 hour
Each serving is only a few bites, but they’re packed with drama—the surprise of the pistachio butter (who knew that pistachios and peaches were so good together?), the crunchiness and bold flavors of the crumble, and the juicy peach supporting it all. It’s crucial to use top-quality fruit; Chef Capra uses sweet, silky Cal-Red peaches from Frog Hollow farm.* For the pistachio butter, Capra likes Sicilian pistachio paste, but it’s not easy to find so I just ended up making my own (a cinch). You’ll have a little pistachio butter left over to use on sandwiches or to swirl into vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shelled roasted pistachios (freshly shelled makes a brighter-colored butter)
2 tbsp. safflower oil, divided
Fine sea salt
1 cup panko (Japanese-style breadcrumbs)
1/2 tsp. pure orange oil* or 1 tbsp. orange zest
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
3 strips bacon, fried until crisp, cooled, and chopped fine
1/2 tsp. red chile flakes
2 tbsp. coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, patted dry on paper towels (wet parsley tends to clump up)
4 really good, perfectly ripe yellow peaches*
Instructions:
1. In a food processor, whirl pistachios with 1 tbsp. safflower oil until you have butter. Season with a little salt.
2. In a nonstick frying pan, heat remaining safflower oil with orange oil over medium heat. Add panko and cook, stirring every now and then, until it’s a lovely toasty brown. Let cool, then stir in cheese, bacon, chile, and parsley.
3. Cut peaches into wedges. Put in pairs on serving plates, or arrange in pairs on a platter. Drizzle with pistachio butter and top with bacon crumble.
* Pure orange oil is extracted from orange rinds, and is very strong—you only need a tiny bit to give the breadcrumbs lots of flavor. To find Frog Hollow peaches, go to froghollow.com for a listing of the retailers they supply in the Bay Area and beyond. You can also order directly from this site and have peaches shipped to you.
http://westphoria.sunset.com/2013/09/03/in-peach-heaven/
http://sunsetwestphoria.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/grilledpeaches.jpg?w=640
Peaches with Pistachio Butter and Bacon-Parmesan-Chile Crumble
Serves 6 to 8 | About 1/2 hour
Each serving is only a few bites, but they’re packed with drama—the surprise of the pistachio butter (who knew that pistachios and peaches were so good together?), the crunchiness and bold flavors of the crumble, and the juicy peach supporting it all. It’s crucial to use top-quality fruit; Chef Capra uses sweet, silky Cal-Red peaches from Frog Hollow farm.* For the pistachio butter, Capra likes Sicilian pistachio paste, but it’s not easy to find so I just ended up making my own (a cinch). You’ll have a little pistachio butter left over to use on sandwiches or to swirl into vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shelled roasted pistachios (freshly shelled makes a brighter-colored butter)
2 tbsp. safflower oil, divided
Fine sea salt
1 cup panko (Japanese-style breadcrumbs)
1/2 tsp. pure orange oil* or 1 tbsp. orange zest
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
3 strips bacon, fried until crisp, cooled, and chopped fine
1/2 tsp. red chile flakes
2 tbsp. coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, patted dry on paper towels (wet parsley tends to clump up)
4 really good, perfectly ripe yellow peaches*
Instructions:
1. In a food processor, whirl pistachios with 1 tbsp. safflower oil until you have butter. Season with a little salt.
2. In a nonstick frying pan, heat remaining safflower oil with orange oil over medium heat. Add panko and cook, stirring every now and then, until it’s a lovely toasty brown. Let cool, then stir in cheese, bacon, chile, and parsley.
3. Cut peaches into wedges. Put in pairs on serving plates, or arrange in pairs on a platter. Drizzle with pistachio butter and top with bacon crumble.
* Pure orange oil is extracted from orange rinds, and is very strong—you only need a tiny bit to give the breadcrumbs lots of flavor. To find Frog Hollow peaches, go to froghollow.com for a listing of the retailers they supply in the Bay Area and beyond. You can also order directly from this site and have peaches shipped to you.
http://westphoria.sunset.com/2013/09/03/in-peach-heaven/
http://sunsetwestphoria.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/grilledpeaches.jpg?w=640