Name: Sabayon with poached peaches
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Poached peaches; 2 cup water; 2 cup caster sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped out (see tip); 1 cinnamon stick; 4 peaches; almond bread or biscotti to serve, if desired; Sabayon; 8 egg-yolks; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1/2 cup champagne or sweet white wine

Sabayon with poached peaches

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Serves 4

Prep

Cook

15M

Total

20M

Ingredients

Poached peaches

2 cup water

2 cup caster sugar

1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped out (see tip)

1 cinnamon stick

4 peaches

almond bread or biscotti to serve, if desired

Sabayon

8 egg-yolks

3/4 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup champagne or sweet white wine

Method

1.Place water, sugar, vanilla bean and cinnamon stick in a large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring.

2.Add peaches. Simmer on low, without stirring, for 10-15 minutes until just tender. Remove peaches and cool. Peel skin and discard.

3.To make sabayon, place egg-yolks, sugar and champagne in a large heatproof bowl. Whisk until well combined. Place bowl over a pan of simmering water. Whisk mixture constantly for 8-10 minutes, or until the Sabayon has thickened and doubles in volume.

4.Divide poached peaches between serving bowls. Pour sabayon over. Serve with almond bread or biscotti, if desired.

If you don’t have a vanilla bean, use 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste.
Note

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