Poached Pear In Orange Juice Recipes

ORANGE POACHED PEARS

Steps:

• With an apple corer or sharp knife, carefully remove core from bottom of pears to within 1 in. of stem, leaving pears whole with stem. Peel the pears., In a Dutch oven, combine the orange juice, water, brown sugar, butter and orange zest. Bring to a boil; add pears. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until pears are tender, turning several times. Remove pears and set aside. Simmer cooking juices, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until thickened to a syrup consistency., For chocolate sauce, in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, heat the chocolate, cream and butter until chocolate is melted; stir until smooth. Spoon pear syrup into dessert dishes; place a pear in each dish and drizzle with chocolate sauce. Garnish with orange zest strips if desired.

FRENCH ORANGE POACHED PEARS (POIRE AVEC ORANGE)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together the orange juice, brown and white sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Place pears into the syrup, and cover; simmer pears for 1 hour and 15 minutes, spooning sauce over pears every 10 minutes, and turning pears over twice during cooking time.
• Transfer pears to individual serving dishes. Continue cooking the syrup, stirring often, until thickened, about 15 more minutes, then mix in the walnuts. Pour the sauce over the pears to serve.

POACHED PEARS WITH ORANGE CREAM

Steps:

• Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears; cut 1/4 in. from bottom to level if necessary. Place pears on their sides in a large saucepan. Add water, wine, sugar and vanilla. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, turning once, until pears are almost tender, 35-40 minutes. (For more intense flavor and color, leave fruit in cooking liquid and refrigerate overnight.), Meanwhile, combine sour cream, confectioners' sugar, orange zest and extract. Refrigerate until serving., Remove pears with a slotted spoon; pat dry and, if warm, cool to room temperature. Discard cooking liquid. Place pears on dessert plates. Serve with orange cream; if desired, top with additional grated orange zest.

POACHED PEAR IN ORANGE JUICE

Steps:

• Peel pear, halve it lengthways and remove the seeds with a melon baller. Use a small, sharp knife to neatly remove the hard core leading to the stem.
• Put the pear, cut side down, in a small saucepan with the orange juice, cover and bring to simmering point then cook gently for 8-10 minutes, just until tender, turning the halves over after 5 mins and spooning some of the juice over them.
• Leave to cool in the juice. Peel the mandarin, divide into segments and remove the membrane covering each segment.
• Put pear half in each bowl and spoon pan juices over. arrange mandarin segments around and decorate with a mint sprig.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.

DIABETIC-FRIENDLY PERFECTLY POACHED PEARS

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!