DIABETIC-FRIENDLY PERFECTLY POACHED PEARS
Wanna raise some eyebrows at your next dinner party!? Serve up some of these bad boys!!
Provided by Paul Bushay @chefbunyan
Categories Fruit Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix together orange juice, apple juice, ground cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Stir ingredients until evenly mixed and set aside.
- Peel pears, leaving the stems.
- Remove the core from the bottom of the pear.
- Place pears in a shallow sauce pan.
- Pour juice mixture over pears into pan and set over medium-heat.
- Simmer pears for 30 minutes, turning frequently.
- DO NOT BRING LIQUID TO A BOIL!
- Transfer pears to individual serving plates.
- Garnish plates with raspberries and orange zest.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
POACHED PEARS BELLE HELENE
They say Auguste Escoffier created this dish in honor of the opera, La Belle Helene, but we chefs know the real reason. How else are you going to use up bruised pears in such a delicious and beautiful way?
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 3h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place water in a heavy pot. Stir in zest and juice of 1 lemon. Place pears in pot. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds and split pods to the poaching liquid. Pour in sugar.
- Bring pot to a simmer over medium-high heat; stir gently to dissolve sugar with minimal jostling of the pears. Reduce heat so pears continue cooking over a steady, gentle simmer. Pears need to stay submerged, so place a small plate over them in the pot to keep them under the liquid. Simmer until pears are just tender, 20 to 25 minutes. (Remove plate to test the pears for doneness.) Remove pot from heat and let pears cool to room temperature in the poaching liquid.
- Transfer pears and vanilla beans to a storage container and cover with some of the poaching liquid. Cover and refrigerate until pears are thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Reserve all of the poaching liquid (see footnote).
- Heat hot fudge sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until warm. Dip base of pear into the chocolate and spoon chocolate along the sides except for the top inch or so of the pear.
- Place dipped pears in individual serving bowls with another generous spoonful of syrup and a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1060 calories, Carbohydrate 240.9 g, Cholesterol 14.5 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 8.8 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 252.1 mg, Sugar 212.7 g
POACHED PEARS
The ultimate in class and taste. Serve with sweetened whipped cream flavored with vanilla and Grand Marnier.
Provided by CHRISTINA STJOHN CERICOLA
Categories Desserts
Time 1h45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine champagne, orange juice and sugar. Add orange slices, cloves and vanilla. Bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Place pears in saucepan, and reduce heat. Cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove cover, and simmer an additional 30 minutes. Remove pears from the liquid, and let cool.
- Heat chocolate in a bowl over hot water, stirring until melted. Pour chocolate over the pears, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 542.2 calories, Carbohydrate 104.7 g, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 12.8 mg, Sugar 88.9 g
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