We planned for a nice meal that had sweet potato and pear side dish. Husband bought all the ingredients but was running late from work, so I was left to cook. I looked in the pantry for pears but all I found were apples, so I improvised. It turned out OK.
Of course the pears were there. They were red. I just assumed they would be yellow. So now I have rather unripe pears and no chocolate on a Friday night.
This is what is simmering on my stove at the moment:
Poached Ginger Pears
Photo: David Prince
Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 15m | Total Time: 25m
Ingredients
- 4 pears, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cored
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Directions
- Combine 1 cup water with sugar, whole cloves, and ground ginger in a large, deep skillet. Heat to simmering, then add the pears to the liquid.
- Cook, basting occasionally, until tender yet firm, about 10 minutes. Remove the pears. Increase heat to high. Boil the liquid until it is reduced and syrupy.
- Pour over the pears. Serve warm or chilled.
By Jane Kirby and Leslie Pendleton, April 2004
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 195
- Calcium 17mg
- Carbohydrate 51g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Fat 0g
- Fiber 5g
- Iron 0mg
- Protein 1mg
- Sat Fat 0g
- Sodium 2mg
Recipe courtesy of www.realsimple.com.
5 Comments
Twitter: NorthWestMommy
It was yummy. And easy to make. Maybe a tad too sweet, but hey-it’s dessert, right?
Looks delicious.
Twitter: chicktuition
They look really good. But I think instead of the recipe, you should have just made a huge batch of them and mailed them out to everyone. It would’ve been really nice of you!
jacqui recently posted..Yo Mama Is So…
Twitter: NorthWestMommy
I will redeem myself, soon!
Twitter: Mytimeasmom
I’ve heard of these before and always wanted to try them but never have. Maybe that is because I couldn’t find anyone to cook them for me. What are you doing this weekend? Feel like sending some my way? 😉
Jessica recently posted..My mother’s day and Baby Steps
One Trackback
[…] the beach this summer. 4. Eating the first few pears that grew on our tree. I turned it into this dessert. 5. Last night’s date night. 6. Hanging out with Ally and Rachel in Seattle one fine […]