Poached Pears In Raspberry Sauce Recipes

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Peel the pears, being careful to keep stem intact. Cut just a straight, small slice of the bottom of each pear so they sit up straight on a plate.
• 2. Combine juice, sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves in a pot, bring to a boil. Gently place the pears in the boiling juice, bring to a boil again. keep submerged in liquid. Turn heat down and simmer 25-30 minutes.
• 3. Carefully remove pears from pot with a slotted spoon. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hrs or overnight.
• 4. For the sauce: Combine raspberries, reserved juice and sugar. Heat slightly to melt the sugar. Cool completely. Drizzle over pears, placing berries around the pears. Sauce can be made ahead of time.

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar and wine to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add pears. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Remove pears and reserve cooking liquid., In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit and vanilla. Stir in enough cooking liquid to form a sauce consistency. Cover and refrigerate sauce and pears separately until chilled. , Remove sauce from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Place two pear halves on each dessert plate; top with sauce. Garnish with raspberries and mint if desired.

STUFFED POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine ricotta, blue cheese, pecans and lemon juice, fill center of pears with mixture and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Heat wine to a boil in a medium skillet, add pears stuffing side up, cover and reduce heat to medium low, simmer 10 minutes or until tender.
• Sauce: Mash raspberries and strain juice into a measuring cup adding enough water to measure 3/4 cups.
• Whisk cornstarch into juice in a small sauce pan, heat and stir 5 minutes or until juice thickens and begins to bubble.
• To serve, place 3 tbls sauce on a plate and top with a pear half.