Does anyone have a recipe for 80s classic PEACH MELBA?
2 large ripe peaches 4 scoops of good quality vanilla ice cream 100ml double cream 30g caster sugar 2-3 drops of vanilla essence For the Melba sauce 150g caster sugar 150g raspberries 3tbsp water First make the sauce. Put 50g of the raspberries in a pan with the sugar and water, bring to the boil and cook on a medium heat for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for about 10 minutes. Blend the cooked raspberries and syrup with the uncooked raspberries in a liquidiser until smooth then strain through and fine mesh sieve. If the peaches are ripe bring a pan of water to the boil, drop them in and simmer for 50-60 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and drop into cold water. Now peel off the skins. They should come away easily; if not give them a little more time in the water. Halve them with a knife and carefully remove the stone. If the peaches aren’t ripe you’ll have to poach them (as above) then leave to cool and slip off the skins. Whip the cream with the sugar and vanil
