
The Recipe Box
Ready for decadence? Another testament to the magic of cooking with booze.
For the rum sauce (optional but highly recommended):
Preheat BBQ to a nice hot temp for grilling (somewhere around 400°F will do). Lightly brush the cut side of the peaches with olive oil.
Place cut side down on grill for approximately 10–15 minutes. You want the peaches well heated through and nice grill marks to prove you really did it.
Place in bowl, cut side up and top with a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream. Want more? How about some crushed pecans?
Looking for something more sinful? Do this.
While peaches are grilling, melt ¼ to ½ cup of butter in a saucepan over medium to medium-high heat. Once melted, add ½ to ¾ cup brown sugar. Stir until the sugar caramelizes and then add a healthy pour of your favourite rum.
Here's the fun bit — as soon as you pour the rum in, flick your Bic and light the surface of the bubbling bliss on fire. Delight your guests in the pale blue flame and when the flame dies out, give one more stir. As long as it doesn't burn you know most of the alcohol has been burnt off. Pour over ice cream and pecan-topped peach half and indulge.
Rum sauce also works beautifully with pineapple — add chopped pineapple before the rum and cook until it softens. Unfortunately pineapple does not grow in BC so you're on your own. Sorry.