In the summer months, peaches are a great snack and can be eaten straight from your hand. As a topping for cakes or an ingredient in a fruit salad, it is advisable to remove the furry skin from the sweet fruits. You can choose between “cold” and “hot” peeling.
The different ways to skin peaches
How to properly skin peaches?
There are two methods of peeling peaches: “cold” peeling, in which the skin is removed with a kitchen knife or vegetable peeler, and “hot” peeling, in which the fruit is briefly placed in boiling water and then quenched to make it easier to remove the skin.
The “cold” peeling
This is a simple and particularly quick way to remove the skin from peaches. To do this, use either a very sharp kitchen knife or a peeler.
- Make a not too deep cross cut into the fruit opposite the base of the stem.
- Peel off the skin in strips.
- You can use the peeler to peel off the skin in particularly fine strips.
This peeling method only works on medium ripe peaches. If the fruit is overripe, too much flesh remains on the skin. If the fruit is still very hard, the peel cannot be removed in this way.
The “hot” peeling
The velvety skin of the peach is prone to pressure points and mold spots can easily form. The peach lasts a little longer when peeled.
- Cut the fruit crosswise opposite the base of the stem. But the cut shouldn't be too deep.
- Now heat water in a pot large enough for two to three peaches.
- Once the water is boiling, add the peaches using a slotted spoon. After a short time the incision site expands slightly.
- Take the fruit out of the boiling water with the ladle.
- Immediately rinse the peaches under cold water.
- Dry the fruit with a kitchen towel.
- Now pull off the loosened skin from top to bottom with a kitchen knife.
- If the skin cannot be completely removed, place the fruit in boiling water again and repeat the entire process.
Once all the fruit has been skinned, you can process it further. To do this, halve the peaches by cutting the fruit lengthwise down to the stone. Twist both fruit halves and they will separate from each other. Use the knife to take out the stone. Now you can use the skinned and pitted peaches as a cake topping or as an ingredient in a fruit salad. If you are not going to process the fruit immediately, you should sprinkle it with lemon juice. This means no brown discoloration occurs.
