SautÉed Pears Recipes

SAUTéED PEARS WITH BACON AND MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp around edges, 10-12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1 Tbsp. bacon fat from skillet.
• Season pears with salt and pepper and cook in skillet with bacon fat over medium-high, turning occasionally, until golden brown and starting to soften (they should be slightly firm at cores), 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a platter; let cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk vinegar, mustard, and 3 Tbsp. oil in a small bowl to combine; season dressing with salt and pepper. Toss walnuts with remaining 2 tsp. oil in another small bowl; season with salt. Drizzle dressing over pears and scatter walnuts and bacon on top. Just before serving, top with chives.
• Do ahead
• Dish (without chives) can be made 3 hours ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

SAUTEED PEARS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Cut each pear into 8 wedges, removing the core and stem.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add sugar and pears, stirring gently.
• Cook until lightly brown, approximately 5 minutes.
• Remove to plates and drizzle each pear with several drops of balsamic vinegar.
• Serve warm or room temperature.

GINGERBREAD WAFFLES WITH SAUTEED PEARS

Steps:

• Melt 5 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over low heat; remove from burner and set aside.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a very large skillet over medium heat; add pears and cook, turning occasionally, until mostly tender, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle sugar over pears and cook until browned and tender, about 3 minutes. Cover skillet and keep warm over low heat.
• Combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Mix melted butter, eggs, molasses, buttermilk, and milk in a separate bowl. Pour butter mixture into the well of the flour mixture and stir just until batter is moistened and slightly lumpy.
• Preheat and grease a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Pour batter into preheated waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer's instructions; repeat with remaining batter. Serve each waffle with pears and 1 tablespoon vanilla yogurt.

SAUTEED PEARS

Steps:

• Cut each pear into 8 wedges. Toss the pears and the lemon juice in a non-reactive medium bowl, and set aside.
• Melt the unsalted butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the pears and about 1/2 cup water. Sprinkle with the sugar. Simmer until the water has evaporated and the pears turn golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Serve warm with hot cereal.

SAUTEED PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• In large serving bowl, place lettuce.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil (or butter) on medium-heat 1 minute. add pears and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until they begin to soften and turn golden.
• Meanwhile, in cup, stir vinegar, Dijon mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Add vinegar mixture to pears in skillet, and cook 1 minute or until liquid begins to thicken.
• Pour pears and liquid from skillet into bowl with lettuce, toss to coat. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED PEAR PARFAITS

Steps:

• Melt the butter and sugar in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently until sugar begins to caramelize, about 2 minutes. Add the pears and rosemary, raise heat to high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until pears are browned and caramelized all over, 3 to 5 minutes. (If pears begin to burn, reduce heat to medium.) Remove the pears, and spread out on a plate to cool.
• Place saute pan back on high heat, and add 1/4 cup water, stirring up the browned sugar and butter. Cook, stirring and swirling pan, until reduced to a thick syrup.
• Layer pears in four small glasses, alternating with the sour cream for two layers of each. Drizzle some of the syrup over each serving, sprinkle with crystal sugar, and serve.