Slow Cooked Gingered Pears Recipes

SLOW-COOKED GINGERED PEARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the ginger, brown sugar, pecans and lemon zest. Using a melon baller or long-handled spoon, core pears to within 1/4 in. of bottom. Spoon ginger mixture into the center of each. , Place pears upright in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top each with butter. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until tender. Serve with ice cream and caramel topping if desired.

SLOW COOKER APPLE-AND-PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker, stirring just to combine. Cover and cook on LOW until apples and pears are tender, about 4 hours.
• Remove and discard vanilla bean and cinnamon stick.

SLOW-COOKER MAPLE-SAUCED PEARS

Steps:

• Peel pears. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems attached. Place pears upright in 3 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Mix remaining ingredients except cornstarch and orange juice; pour over pears.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until tender.
• Remove pears from cooker; place upright in serving dish or individual dessert dishes.
• Mix cornstarch and orange juice; stir into sauce in cooker. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Spoon sauce over pears. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

SLOW COOKER PEAR CIDER

Steps:

• Cut the pears and orange into quarters. Seeds, peels and stems are OK. Place the fruit in the bottom of your slow cooker Add the cinnamon sticks, star anise, ginger slices, nutmeg and cloves.
• Fill to the top of the slow cooker with water, leaving about an 1/4-1/2-inch of space at the top. Cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or on low heat for 6-8 hours.
• An hour before the cider is done cooking, use a potato masher to mash the fruit once it is softened. Cook for an additional hour.
• Strain the pear cider through a fine-mesh strainer or cheese cloth into a clean pitcher or pot, pressing on the solids to get all of the juice out of the fruit. Stir in the maple syrup until it is dissolved and serve hot.
• The cider can be stored in a heat-safe container for up to 5 days.

SLOW COOKER BUTTERNUT PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Place the squash, pears, shallots, ginger and broth in the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 8 hours or high 4 hours, until soft and cooked through, a knife should easily be inserted.
• Remove squash from skin and discard the peel.
• Stir in coconut milk and nutmeg.
• Blend in a blender or using an immersion blender until smooth.
• Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper and garnish with more coconut milk, if desired.

GINGER PEAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper and dredge each in flour.
• In a heavy skillet , combine olive oil and butter over medium heat.
• When foamy, add chicken. Brown on both sides but do not cook through; cook about 5 minutes total. Set chicken aside.​
• Increase heat under the pan to medium-high. Add ginger root and onion to drippings remaining in skillet. Cook and stir until tender, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth to the pan; bring to a boil .
• Return chicken to skillet along with pear slices; reduce heat to medium-low.
• Simmer for 6 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and sauce is slightly thickened. Serve over couscous or hot cooked rice.