Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream

Name: Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 larges firm but ripe large Bosc pears, peeled, halved, and cored; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 smalls cinnamon stick; 2 teaspoons brandy or dark rum, optional; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 5 Tbsps honey; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 237 milliliters sour cream; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved; 237 milliliters water

This recipe serves 4. If $2.19 per serving falls in your budget, Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream might be an outstanding gluten free and vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 287 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. A mixture of but bosc pears, rum, cinnamon stick, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. Set aside.

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In a medium saucepan, combine water, wine, and honey.

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Add vanilla seeds and pod and cinnamon stick. Stir over medium heat until honey dissolves.

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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 halfway through cooking, about 15 minutes.

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Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to large bowl. Boil poaching liquid until reduced to slightly syrupy consistency, about 2 minutes. Cool syrup.

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Pour syrup over pears. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.

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Whisk sour cream, sugar, and brandy, if using, in large bowl until smooth.

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Whisk in 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons chilled poaching syrup.

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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 sour cream alongside each pear half and serve.

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