Categorized | Baking, Desserts

Poached Pears

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Cathy

This is an easy and elegant dessert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 quart water
1 1/3 cup sugar
4 pears
cinnamon stick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get some parchment paper ready to cut into a round shape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fold the parchment paper into a triangle and folding over again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure the pot and cut off the excess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You now have a round shape to cover the pears in the pot… yay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the water, sugar and cinnamon to a saucepan, heat until the sugar is dissolved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pick out some pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel the pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add whole pears to the saucepan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cover with parchment paper and simmer the pears until cooked through (knife goes in easily). This will take 15 to 25 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the pears and let cool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To core: cut a pear in half, take a spoon, scoop and pull out the core

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core all the pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a fancy dessert plate whole with reduced sauce. It looks even more fancy when poached in red wine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate them cut open with ice cream, reduced sauce and chocolate syrup…yum!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can plate them sliced or use for something like pear tart

Go check out my pear tart at http://www.hauntedchef.com/2011/10/10/pear-tart/

To keep: refrigerate in their own syrup

 

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