Caramelized Peaches Or Nectarines

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 lbs nectarines or 1 1/2 lbs peaches
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons muscovado sugar or 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 set a strainer over a bowl and cut the nectarines into the strainer, so their juice collects in the bowl.
• 2 heat the butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• 3 when it is hot but not smoking, add the nectarines and sauté them until they sizzle and their juices reduce and begin to thicken, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 4 sprinkle the sugar over them and sauté until the juices further thicken and the sugar caramelizes slightly, about 1 minute. you may want to increase the heat under the pan to medium-high.
• 5 add the lemon juice and sauté until the juices thicken, then add any nectarine juice that collected in the bowl, and shake the pan so that all is well blended.
• 6 let the nectarines cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the juices are very thick, which will take a minute or so. the total cooking time will be about 6 minutes.
• 7 transfer the nectarines to 4 warmed dessert plates, or to a warmed serving dish, let sit for about 4 minutes so they are not blistering hot when served.