Name: Poached Pears
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) water; 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) sugar; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice; 4 ripe but firm pears

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) water
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) sugar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
4 ripe but firm pears

Preparation

In a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar, and lemon juice to a boil. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Peel the pears, being careful to keep the stalk. With a melon baller, core the pears from the base up, so as to keep the pears whole.
Place the pears upright in the simmering syrup and cook for about 20 minutes over low heat, according to the firmness of the pears, until tender with a knife. Remove from the heat, let cool, then refrigerate the pears in the syrup until completely chilled. Remove the pears and reduce the syrup until syrupy. Refrigerate or serve warm.

Note from Ricardo

Water
Substitute the water with white, red or port wine. For kids, use red cranberry juice.

Lemon juice
Lemon juice prevents the browning of the pears.

Revisit the recipe

For pears Belle Helene, serve the poached pears with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

You can also serve the pears on large shortbread or scone halves, and then top with poaching syrup.

You can add whole spices of your choice when poaching pears: cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, cardamom, Szechuan pepper, allspice.

Poached Pears

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Note from Ricardo

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