Pears Glacés

Name: How to cook Pears Glacés - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

cookpad.japan

Pears Glacés

I found some miniature pears at an eco-friendly market. I thought they'd make a cute side dish...

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 servings

2 small

or 1/2-1 normal size European pears (I used Seckel pears in the photo)

2 tbsp

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

I used mini Seckel pears for this recipe that were about 5-6 cm long. The fruit is a bit denser than normal pears and a little firmer.

* Step 2

De-seed the pears and cut them into small pieces. *If they're mini sized then it's also fine to just cut them in half. If they're regular size then dice them or cut them into 7 mm slices. You can leave the skin on or off, either way is fine.

* Step 3

Heat a little oil up in either a small saucepan or a small frying pan with a lid. Add the pears and cook them over medium heat until browned.

* Step 4

Once browned, pour in the wine, close the lid and steam-simmer the pears over very low heat until soft. This should take 5-10 minutes depending on the size of the pear.

* Step 5

When the pears have softened to your taste, add the butter and sugar and heat them up over strong heat until a caramel forms. Mix this caramel together with the pears and this dish is ready.

* Step 6

If you have them, pomegranate seeds make a beautiful-looking topping. The sweet and sour flavour of the pomegranate and crunchy seeds go deliciously well with glacés.

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