Poached Pears With Grand Marnier Sauce Recipes

POACHED PEARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine champagne, orange juice and sugar. Add orange slices, cloves and vanilla. Bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Place pears in saucepan, and reduce heat. Cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove cover, and simmer an additional 30 minutes. Remove pears from the liquid, and let cool.
• Heat chocolate in a bowl over hot water, stirring until melted. Pour chocolate over the pears, and serve.

POACHED PEARS WITH VANILLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel 4 firm, ripe Bosc pears, and core from the bottom using a melon baller, leaving stems intact. In a 2-quart microwave-safe dish with a lid, place 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar and 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, and add pears. Cover, and microwave on high until the pears are tender enough to pierce with a knife, 10 to 12 minutes (timing will vary depending upon ripeness of pears). Don't be concerned if pears fall over on their sides as they cook. Carefully uncover, as dish lid will release steam.
• Transfer cooked pears to 4 shallow serving bowls, leaving juices behind. Add 1/4 cup vanilla ice cream to the juices in the dish; stir until smooth and saucy. Dividing evenly, spoon sauce around the pears; serve at room temperature or chilled.

POACHED PEARS WITH GRAND MARNIER CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Make Grand Marnier Custard Sauce.
• For pears: Squeeze juice from 1 ½ of the lemons; measure and reserve 3 tblsps of the juice.
• Add remaining juice to large bowl of cold water.
• Using corer or small, thin-bladed knife, core one pear, leaving stem intact, through the blossom end.
• Pare and place in acidulated water.
• Repeat with remaining pears.
• Mix 3 cups water and sugar in saucepan large enough to hold all the pears.
• Heat, stirring frequently, over medium heat until sugar dissolves and liquid begins to boil.
• Stir in reserved lemon juice.
• Drain pears and place in simmering syrup.
• Cook uncovered, turning carefully occasionally, over medium heat until tender, 35-45 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Cut 4 very thin slices from remaining lemon half.
• Add vanilla and lemon slices to poaching liquid.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate, covered, until cold.
• Remove pears with slotted spoon to individual dessert plates; spoon custard sauce over pears; garnish with orange zest.

ROASTED PEARS WITH VANILLA & GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the yellow peel from the lemon in 1/2 inch strips and place them in a shallow baking dish that is large enough to hold all the pears.
• Using a small paring knife, cut out about 3/4 of each pear's core from the bottom, leaving the pear intact.
• Squeeze the lemon juice into a bowl.
• Using a basting brush, brush the inside of each pear with lemon juice and sprinkle it with sugar.
• Brush each pear with melted butter.
• Place remaining sugar on a large cutting board or a sheet of waxed paper.
• Roll each pear in sugar so it is evenly coated and place in the baking dish.
• Slice vanilla bean lengthwise down the center and scrape out the seeds.
• Place the seeds and pod in the baking dish.
• Add the water and Grand Marnier.
• Bake the pears for 45 minutes, basting occasionally with the liquid in the dish.
• If they're getting too brown, loosely cover with foil.
• Serve with leftover syrup and vanilla ice cream.

HONEY-POACHED PEARS WITH MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Toss pears with lemon juice in large bowl. Set aside. Combine 1 cup water, wine and honey in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until honey dissolves. Add pears. Cover mixture with round piece of parchment paper. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pears are just tender when pierced, turning when half-way through cooking, about 15 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to large bowl. Boil poaching liquid until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 2 minutes. Cool syrup. Pour syrup over pears. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove vanilla bean.
• Whisk mascarpone cheese, sugar and brandy in large bowl until smooth. Add 1/4 cup chilled poaching syrup and whisk until soft peaks form.
• Thinly slice each pear half lengthwise, leaving slices attached at stem end. Using metal spatula, transfer pears to plates. Gently press on pears to fan slightly. Spoon some syrup over pears. Spoon mascarpone cream alongside each pear half and serve.

POACHED PEARS WITH DESSERT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Strain pears and discard syrup; set pears aside.
• Combine all ingredients, except the pears and raspberry filling, in a non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and add the pears. Add enough cold water to cover pears and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Once thickened, remove pears and chill.
• Add raspberry filling to port syrup and bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to the consistency of a glaze. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Spoon pears into bowls and top with glaze. Garnish with whipped topping and fresh mint, if desired.

POACHED PEARS WITH GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Peel pears, core from the bottoms, cutting to but not through the stem end, leaving the stem intact. Brush with lemon juice and set aside.
• 2. Combine the water and 1 cup sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Add the pears; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and let cool.
• 3. Combine the egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar in the top of a double boiler; heat at medium speed of an electric mixer until blended. Bring the watrer in the bottom to a simmer; beat the mixture 5 minutes or until thick and pale. Remove from heat; stir in liqueur. Cover and chill.
• 4. Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold into chilled mixture. Serve the pears with the sauce.