Wine Poached Peaches with Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1  cinnamon sticks 
• 1  strips lemon rind 
• 2 servings nutmeg freshly grated
• 2 large peaches pitted halved
• 2  to 3 peppercorns whole
• 3 cups red wine 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream 
• 2 servings whipped cream 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• knife

Directions

1. Combine the wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, peppercorns, and lemon rind in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stir to dissolve the sugar, and reduce heat to a bubble.
2. Bring the poaching liquid to a boil and cook on high heat until reduced to a syrupy texture.
3. Add the peaches and poach the fruit, spooning the syrup over them occasionally, until you can pierce the peach easily with a knife, about 5 minutes.
4. Put the peach halves in 2 dessert bowls. Top with ice cream, whipped cream, and drizzle with the poaching syrup. Grate a little nutmeg over the top.