Roasted Pears
Adam and I are not the biggest dessert eaters. In fact, to be perfectly honest, we rarely bake or prepare desserts at home and almost never order them at a restaurant. If we are ever in the mood for something sweet at the end of the meal, we usually just grab a chocolate bar (Adam goes for the dark chocolate and I the milk) and we are happy as can be. With all of that said, we do as most people do, get cravings. The most recent one was my influence. For a few weeks now, I had been wanting to poach a pear. I don’t really know why I was so infatuated with the concept of poaching a pear, it wasn’t like I had recently seen it in a magazine or on TV or even at a restaurant, but the feeling was overwhelming, so much so that I was finally able to convince Adam to drive to the store and purchase some absolutely beautiful Bosc pears so we could then quickly drive back home and poach.
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
8
Tools Needed
3
Ingredients
- 4 pears semi-ripe Bosc
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet wine (Riesling)
- 1 star anise star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick cinnamon stick
- ice cream(optional)
- whipped cream(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
<a href="/H3S4YV46">Preheat oven </a>to 400 degrees F.
Step 2
Quarter and <a href="/7RTG3XPP">core </a>the pears, then place cut-side up (skin-side down) and dust them with powdered sugar.
Step 3
Add the butter to an oven-safe Dutch oven or similar over medium-high <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat. </a> Once the butter is <a href="/64W3NS5R">melted,</a> add the pears cut-side down to the pan and cook until <a href="/D434P8MH">browned </a>for about 8-10 minutes. <a href="/TCL6N2Z7">Flip </a>the pears skin-side up, add the wine, star anise and cinnamon stick to the pan and place into the oven for 15-20 minutes. The wine should <a href="/H3TYV2MZ">reduce </a>down to a syrup consistency and the pears will be tender.
Step 4
Transfer the pears to a <a href="/Y6MVNCHX">serving </a><a href="/QQVZX64Y">dish,</a> drizzle with leftover syrup from the pan and <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>with a <a href="/G463W56J">scoop </a>of <a href="/RP8LCDPZ">ice </a><a href="/R3P5MM3Z">cream </a>or <a href="/TCTHBPYH">whipped </a><a href="/R3P5MM3Z">cream.</a>