Spicy peaches

• Difficulty: Easy
• Time: 10 min of preparation, 15 min of cooking, + 2 hours for cooling
• Type of Cooking: Pan
• Doses for: 4 people

Ingredients for Spicy peaches

• 8 small ripe but firm peaches
• 150 g of sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 2 star anise stars
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns

Preparation

1. Peel the peaches, if the skin does not come off easily dip them for half a minute in boiling water and immediately pass them in cold water.
2. Pour half a liter of water into a small saucepan and add the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, star anise and pepper.
3. Boil for a few minutes then add the peaches, cover and cook them very gently for 10 minutes.
4. Pull them up with a slotted spoon and let the cooking liquid reduce on a low heat for half an hour, until it thickens.
5. Pour this syrup over the peaches and put them in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
6. You can accompany this simple dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.