Honey-Glazed Feicheng Peaches
A Shandong-style dessert featuring peaches that are pitted, steamed until tender, and drizzled with honey syrup. The dish has a golden hue, with soft and succulent peach flesh that is sweet and delicious.
Story
A classic Shandong-style sweet treat, this dessert showcases the region's prized plump peaches at their finest. The fruits are pitted and gently steamed to bring out their natural juiciness, then lovingly bathed in a golden honey syrup. The result is a dish of warm amber tones and meltingly tender flesh, where the delicate floral sweetness of the peach mingles with the rich, fragrant honey for a comforting and elegant finish.
Ingredients
fat peach (peeled, pitted, cut into chunks)
500g
rock sugar (crushed, for making syrup)
100g
granulated sugar (for making syrup)
50g
honey (for making syrup)
50g
osmanthus sauce (for aroma)
15g
green and red shredded strips (for garnish)
10g each
Instructions
1
Preparing the peach flesh
Peel and pit the fat peaches, cut them into rolling-cut wedges, place in a bowl with 100g of clear water, steam in the steamer until fully cooked, then remove.
2
Steaming
Drain off the original liquid from the steamed peach flesh, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
3
Reducing the syrup
Place clear water, rock sugar, and granulated sugar in a wok, simmer over low heat until thick and syrupy, then add honey and osmanthus sauce and stir well to combine into a honey syrup.
4
Pouring the syrup
Pour the honey syrup over the steamed peach flesh, sprinkle with green and red candied shreds, and it is ready to serve.
