Any good peach or mango recipies?
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Jellie (
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August 7th, 2011
I have a whole lot of peaches and mangoes at my house and I want to use them up before they go bad. They’re pretty ripe right now so I can’t wait too much.
I’m bored of eating it as is. What can I do with them that’s yummy and relatively simple. Any good recipes?
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Patron Mango Splash
1 oz Patron Silver
¼ oz Patron Citronge
Fresh ripe mango juice
Pour Patron Silver and Patron Citronge over ice. Add fresh mango juice. Go Fluther. Smile.
I love these baked stuffed peaches, especially with a scoop of ice cream on the side! The recipe calls for amaretti cookies, which I have never been able to find. I use gingersnaps instead, and they are great.
You could also freeze the peaches and use them later.
The mangoes can be turned into mango jam. At the bottom of that page, there are links to other recipes using mangoes.
Summertime Chicken Salad
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3 peaches or nectarines
1 bunch scallions
½ cup mayonnaise (more or less)
1 tsp dried ginger
1 tbsp lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
bit of sugar, optional
Cook and chop the chicken. (I usually just put it on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven for about 15 min.) Let it cool before adding to the bowl.
Cut the peaches or nectarines into chunks.
Chop the scallions, using some of the green parts.
Combine the mayo, ginger, lime juice, salt pepper and sugar.
Then just toss everything together. Sometimes it’s better to add the peaches in last so they don’t get too mushy when stirring especially if they are very ripe.
I’m doing this from memory so I would taste the mayo mixture before adding it in and adjust to taste if you feel the ginger isn’t enough or if the lime juice is too much.
This recipe may sound a bit weird and not everyone likes the combination of meat with fruit but it is one of our favorites. We make it all the time. The only challenge is finding good peaches and nectarines! This year Trader Joe’s has had really really good nectarines.
There are peach muffin or peach bread recipes. I think Martha Stewart has a peach muffin recipes.
What I have done (admittedly with canned peaches but real peaches should work as well) is take the peaches, skin them, dice them up, saute peaches with some orange juice, brown sugar, butter and some cinnamon, ginger, etc. Take a cake pan (cookie sheet with sides works great, too) spray it with Pam, pour on the peach mixture, spread it around evenly, then pour on some cake batter (cake mix is perfect, or you can make from scratch if you go that route), spread cake batter out evenly, bake according to the directions (may have to spend an extra 10 to 15 minutes in oven to bake thoroughly) and voila, it’s like peach upside down cake. You can take that cake in it’s pan to where ever you are going, and invert it on the spot. Looks pretty, tastes great.
Mangos can be sliced and frozen then used for cooking at any time. I suspect peaches would be good as well. But here is a recipe I use frequently with fresh, frozen or canned mangos. It is easy and very good
Chicken Mango Curry
Ingredients
½ cup chopped onion
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup chopped peeled mango
¾ cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Hot cooked rice
Directions
In a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in oil for 2–4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the chicken, curry, ginger, garlic, salt and cayenne. Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in the mango, coconut milk and tomato paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with rice if desired.
My mouth is actually watering with all these ideas. Thanks everybody. Now I wish I had more mangoes to try them all haha!
@Kardamom I had a feeling you would know what to do, I almost PMed you to ask but then decided against it :D
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