ROASTED PEARS AND SWEET POTATOES
Bartlett pears have a soft, sweet flesh that makes them wonderful for baking.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub potatoes. Quarter lengthwise; slice diagonally 1 1/2 inches thick. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss slices with olive oil, dry mustard, ground ginger, and cayenne; season with coarse salt. Roast, tossing occasionally, until crisp-tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Core and quarter 2 Bartlett pears; halve crosswise. Add to the potatoes; toss all with another tablespoon oil. Continue roasting until potatoes are fork-tender, about 10 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 333 g, Fat 11 g, Protein 3 g
BAKED SPICED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS (CREOLE)
This recipe was found on the internet at gumbopages.com. The original recipe called for peeling the sweet potatoes, but I much prefer them unpeeled.
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 1h55m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & butter a 13"x9" glass baking dish.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stir butter, cane syrup, pear nectar, vanilla, Bourbon & OJ until butter melts.
- Increase heat & boil until mixture is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes, then remove from heat & whisk in the cinnamon, nutmeg & salt.
- Arrange1/3 of the potato slices in the prepared baking dish, then top with half of the pear slices, & then with another 1/3 of the potato slices. Finally, arrange the remaining slices of potato & pear on top & on their edge, alternating potato & pear, & overlapping slightly.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt, then pour the cane syrup mixture over everything.
- Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil & bake until sweet potatoes are nearly tender, about 1 hour.
- Uncover & bake until completely tender, basting occasionally with the syrup, for about 20-30 minutes longer, checking with a toothpick or knife point to make sure the potatoes are completely tender.
- Spoon the syrup over the sweet potatoes & pears one last time & serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.6, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 172.2, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 26.7, Protein 1.3
MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS
Categories Food Processor Mixer Side Bake Thanksgiving Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Pear Sweet Potato/Yam Bon Appétit Small Plates
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2 - inch glass baking dish. Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Place on baking sheet; bake until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven. Reduce temperature to 350°F.
- Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears; sautée until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup nectar; bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until pears are very tender, adding more nectar if mixture sticks to skillet and stirring often, about 4 minutes. Transfer to processor and puree.
- Peel sweet potatoes; place in large bowl of electric mixer. Add 4 tablespoons butter; beat until smooth. Mix in pear puree, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared dish (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
- Bake potatoes uncovered until just heated through, about 20 minutes.
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