Poached pears are a classic dessert that combines the natural sweetness of pears with the warm flavors of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. This flavorful and aromatic dish is sure to impress your guests and is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy dessert or a special treat to enjoy with friends and family, poached pears with ginger are a delicious and versatile option.
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POACHED PEARS IN HONEY, GINGER AND CINNAMON SYRUP
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a saucepan large enough to hold all the pears, combine the wine, Simple Syrup, cinnamon stick halves, honey, and ginger. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean and seeds to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has melted. Add the pears and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until the pears are tender. Remove the pears from the liquid and allow to cool.
- Continue to simmer the liquid until it thickens and is reduced by half, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Remove the cinnamon stick halves and the vanilla bean and discard.
- Place each pear on a small serving plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with the honey, ginger and cinnamon syrup. Serve immediately.
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
GINGER-POACHED PEARS
Here's a simply elegant choice for dessert. The fresh pear halves are roasted in a sweet sauce of ginger ale and honey. -Harriet Millstone, Toronto, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears; cut in half vertically. Cut 1/4 in. from bottoms to level if necessary. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Place ginger ale and honey in a small saucepan. Cook and stir until combined; spoon over pears. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until tender, basting occasionally., With a slotted spoon, remove pears to individual serving dishes. Transfer pan juices to a small saucepan; stir in ginger. Cook and stir over medium heat 5-8 minutes or until heated through. Spoon over pears; sprinkle with pecans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calories, Fat 10g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 23mg sodium, Carbohydrate 91g carbohydrate (65g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
POACHED PEARS WITH GINGER
Intensely flavorful ginger imparts piquancy to poached pears.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring all ingredients except pears to a simmer over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel pears and cut in half lengthwise. Use a small spoon or melon baller to scoop out core and seeds from each half, leaving stems intact. Trim fibrous strip from center with a paring knife. Gently lower pears into pot. If not completely covered by liquid, lay a piece of parchment paper directly on pears.
- Cook until a paring knife slides easily into pears, meeting slight resistance, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool in liquid 30 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer pears to a large bowl; cover with parchment paper. Cook liquid over medium heat until syrupy, about 15 minutes; discard vanilla pod and ginger. Let cool. Serve two pear halves in each bowl; spoon syrup over pears.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 1 g, Sodium 10 g
POACHED PEARS WITH GINGERBREAD
Try this gingerbread cake -- it's flavors are perfect for the holidays.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 8 3/4-by-4 1/4-by-2 3/4-inch loaf pan, and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. Add vanilla, and mix. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In a large bowl, sift together ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour. Gradually add flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix on low speed just until the flour has been incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan, and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Run a knife between the cake and the pan, and invert onto a serving platter.
- Using a paring knife, make a trough in the center of the cake: Insert knife halfway into the cake, and cut a rectangle, leaving a 3/4-inch border all around. Insert a serrated knife through one long side of the cake, intersecting the cut made by the paring knife through the top. Cut bottom of the trough, being careful not to cut through the shorter sides or all the way through the cake. Lift out trough, and reserve for snacking. Cover cake with plastic until ready to assemble.
- Peel pears, and place in a medium saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and just enough water to cover pears.
- Set saucepan over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring gently, over medium-low heat until a paring knife easily pierces pears, about 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat; let pears cool in liquid.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a plate. Pour poaching liquid through a sieve set over a bowl. Discard solids, and return liquid to saucepan. Place over medium-high heat, and cook until liquid has been reduced to a syrup that coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 45 minutes. Let cool; store pears in red-wine syrup in an airtight container until ready to assemble dessert.
- Place heavy cream, sugar, and cinnamon in a chilled medium bowl. Using a whisk, whip cream until soft peaks form. Cover with plastic, and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Slice poached pears in half, and remove the cores with a melon baller. Unwrap cake, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Stand halved pears in the trough of the cake. Drizzle 2 tablespoons red-wine syrup over the tops. Serve cake with additional syrup, and dollop each portion with cinnamon whipped cream.
GINGER POACHED PEAR
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bring ginger ale and white wine to 160 degrees F in medium saucepan. Add pear and poach for 15 to 20 minutes until the pear is fork tender.
- Cut philo in half and brush with butter, sprinkle with sugar, and bake until golden brown.
- Place ice cream on each piece of philo dough, then a pear half and drizzle with chocolate sauce.
POACHED PEARS WITH GINGER
Steps:
- Bring all the ingredients except the pears to a simmer over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel the pears and cut them in half lengthwise. Use a small spoon or melon baller to scoop out the core and seeds from each half, leaving the stems intact. Trim the fibrous strip from the center with a paring knife. Gently lower the pears into the pot. If they are not completely covered by liquid, lay a piece of parchment paper directly on the pears.
- Cook until a paring knife slides easily into the pears, meeting slight resistance, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool in liquid 30 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pears to a large bowl; cover with parchment paper. Cook the liquid over medium heat until syrupy, about 15 minutes; discard the vanilla pod and ginger. Let cool. Serve 2 pear halves in each bowl; spoon the syrup over the pears.
- FIT TO EAT RECIPE
- (Per serving)
- Calories: 235
- Fat: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Carbohydrate: 50g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Protein: 1g
- Fiber: 5g
POACHED PEARS IN GINGER-LEMON SAUCE
Make and share this Poached Pears in Ginger-Lemon Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Tonkcats
Categories Pears
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- With a vegetable peeler, pare yellow part only of peel from lemon.
- Cut peel into julienne strips to make 1 table- spoon.
- Ream enough lemon to make 1 tablespoon juice. In a 5 to 6 quart pan, combine lemon peel, lemon juice, ginger, sugar and 3 cups water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add pears and more water, if needed, to cover them.
- Simmer, covered, until pears are tender when pierced, about 30 minutes.
- Put pears in 6 shallow-rimmed dishes or shallow bowls.
- On high heat, boil syrup, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 40 minutes.
- Pour syrup over pears.
- Cool, cover and chill until cold or up to 2 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.1, Fat 0.3, Sodium 0.7, Carbohydrate 31.8, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 25.3, Protein 0.8
POACHED PEARS WITH GINGER AND PORT
Categories Fruit Ginger Dessert Poach Low Sodium Pear Port Spring Vegan Gourmet Fat Free Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel gingerroot and slice thin. Cut slices into thin strips and in a saucepan simmer in 1 quart water 10 minutes. Drain gingerroot and discard water.
- In a saucepan just large enough to hold pears lying on their sides bring 3 cups water to boil with gingerroot, sugar, Port, and lemon juice, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Peel pears, leaving stems intact, and cut a thin slice from bottom of each if necessary to enable pears to stand upright when served. Arrange pears on their sides in poaching liquid, adding enough of remaining water as necessary to just cover. Simmer pears, turning them occasionally, until tender, 20 to 40 minutes depending on ripeness. Carefully transfer pears with a slotted spoon to a bowl and boil poaching liquid until reduced to about 3/4 cup and slightly syrupy. Pour sauce over pears. Pears may be made 1 day ahead and cooled in sauce before being chilled, covered. Serve pears warm or chilled.
POACHED PEARS WITH GINGERBREAD
Bsake the gimngerbread and poach the pears a day ahead; whip the cream and slice the pears when you're ready to assemble the cake - Simply delicious!!
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- TO MAKE THE GINGERBREAD CAKE: Heat oven to 350°F Butter an 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4-inch loaf pan, and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2-4 minutes. Add vanilla, and mix. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In a large bowl, sift together ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Gradually add flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix on low speed just until the flour has been incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan, and smooth top with a spatula.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Run a knife between the cake and the pan, and invert onto a serving platter.
- Using a paring knife, make a trough in the center of the cake: Insert knife halfway into the cake, and cut a rectangle, leaving a 3/4-inch border all around. Insert a serrated knife through one long side of the cake, intersecting the cut made by the paring knife through the top. Cut bottom of the the trough, being careful not to cut through the shorter sides or all the way through the cake. Lift out trough, and reserve for snacking. Cover cake with plastic until ready to assemble.
- TO MAKE POACHED PEARS: Peel pears, and place in a medium saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and just enough to cover pears.
- Set saucean over high heat, and bring ot a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring gently, over medium-low heat until a paring knife easily pierces pears, about 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat; let pears cool in liquid.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a plate. Pour poaching liquid through a sieve set over a bowl. Discard solids, and return liquid to saucepan. Place over medium-high heat, and cook until liquid has been reduced to a syrup that coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 45 minutes. Let cool; store pears in red-wine syrup in an airtight container until ready to assemble dessert.
- TO MAKE THE CINNAMON CREAM: Place heavy cream, sugar, and cinnamon in a chilled medium bowl. Using a whisk, whip cream until soft peaks form. Cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to use.
- TO ASSEMBLE DESSERT: Slice poached pears in half, and remove the cores with a melon baller. unwrap cake, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Stand halved pears in the trough of the cake. Drizzle 2 tablespoons red-wine syrp over the tops. Serve cake with additional syrup and dollop each portion with cinnamon whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1023, Fat 52, SaturatedFat 30.5, Cholesterol 276.7, Sodium 610.2, Carbohydrate 117, Fiber 12.4, Sugar 63, Protein 11
GINGER-SPICED PEARS
Make and store preserved fruits for a month or so and serve alongside cold meats and cheeses
Provided by Mary Cadogan
Categories Buffet, Condiment
Time 55m
Yield Makes 2kg/4lb 8oz
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put the sugar, vinegar, orange zest and juice, ginger, bay leaves and peppercorns in a large pan. Bring slowly to the boil, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar, then boil for 5 mins.
- Meanwhile, peel, core and halve or quarter the pears, depending on size. Add the pears to the pan and poach gently for 10-15 mins until they are just tender. Remove with a slotted spoon and pack into warm sterilised Kilner jars with rubber seals (see tip below).
- Boil the vinegar mixture hard to reduce by a third, then pour over the pears, including the spices. The pears need to be completely covered with the liquid. Fit the rubber seal and clamp the jar tightly closed. Reserve any leftover syrup for topping up the jars later, as the pears will absorb the syrup over time. Store for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 47 calories, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber
BAKED GINGER PEARS
These dressed-up canned pears are a nice alternative to baked apples. Sweetened with a little brown sugar and sprinkled with pecans and ginger, they're wonderful served warm or cold, notes Shirley Glaab of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Drain pears, reserving juice; set aside eight pear halves and 1/4 cup juice (save remaining pears and juice for another use). , Arrange pear halves cut side up in an ungreased 5-cup baking dish. Combine the brown sugar, pecans, lemon juice and ginger; sprinkle over pears. , Spoon reserved pear juice around pears. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with cookie crumbs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 18mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
Tips:
- Choose ripe but firm pears for poaching. This will help them hold their shape during the cooking process.
- Use a variety of spices and flavors to create a unique poaching liquid. Some popular options include ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and vanilla bean.
- Simmer the pears gently in the poaching liquid until they are tender but still hold their shape. This usually takes about 15-20 minutes.
- Once the pears are cooked, remove them from the poaching liquid and let them cool slightly before serving. You can serve them warm or cold.
- Poached pears can be enjoyed on their own or as part of a dessert. They are also a great addition to salads, yogurt parfaits, and oatmeal.
Conclusion:
Poached pears are a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed in many different ways. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delightful treat that is sure to impress your friends and family.
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