Sweet-and-sour fruit pickles in in a bubbly peach Bellini recipe? Don't mind if I do!
Servings 1
Author Becky Striepe
Ingredients
For the Pickled Peach Bellini
¼cuppeach pureerecipe below
½cupKavaor your favorite sparkling white wine
1-2slicespickled peachesrecipe below
½teaspoonbrine from the pickled peaches
For the Sweet Pickled Peaches
4cupssliced peaches
1 ½cupswhite vinegar
1cupbrown sugar
½cupsugar
1tablespooncoriander seeds
1tablespoonblack peppercorns
2cinnamon sticks
¼teaspoonsalt
Instructions
To Make the Peach Puree
Bring a pot of water to a boil, and drop in your peaches. Boil for 1 minute, then pour into a colander and rinse with cold water. The skin should now peel off easily. Get the pits out of there, and puree the peaches in the blender with 1 tablespoon of water per peach. I’d recommend making a big batch of the puree, if you’re planning to serve these, because doing the puree one at a time is a pain in the patootie. One peach will yield enough puree for about 2 cocktails, and I’d start with at least 3 or 4 peaches, if you’re planning to have people over.
To Make the Pickled Peaches
Put the peaches into two quart-sized mason jars. This doesn’t make two full quarts, so you can also use one quart- and one pint-sized jar.
Put all of the remaining ingredients except the peaches into a sauce pot, and boil until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the mixture over the peaches – making sure that you get 1 cinnamon stick into each jar – and let them sit on the counter until the jars are cooled to room temperature. Refrigerate until you’re ready to eat. You want the peaches to steep for at least an hour in the brine, but the longer they steep, the deeper the flavor they’ll get. They should keep for 2-3 weeks in the fridge.
To Make One Pickled Peach Bellini
Pour your Kava into your glass, add the puree and brine, and stir. Garnish with pickled peach slices just before serving.
Notes
You can make the Pickled Peaches a few days in advance. In fact, I encourage it! The longer they marinate, the more they take in that good, spiced flavor. In fact, if the peaches sit in your fridge for a couple of days before you make your Bellinis, you can skip adding the brine to the cocktail, because the peaches in the glass will do the trick.