Poached Pears with Quince Paste in Parmesan Cloaks

Name: Poached Pears with Quince Paste in Parmesan Cloaks
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 firm-ripe Bosc pears with stems (5 lb total); 750 milliliters dry white wine; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 inches (3- by fresh lemon zest; 10 servings parmesan cloaks; 907 grams Accompaniment: 1 Parmigiano-Reggiano for shaving; 454 grams Spanish or Portuguese quince paste (also called membrillo), cut into 10 equal pieces; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean

Poached Pears with Quince Paste in Parmesan Cloaks is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 723 calories, 44g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, wine, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Peel pears, leaving stems intact, then core from bottom with melon-ball cutter to create a 2 1/2-inch-deep cavity. Rub pears all over with lemon juice in a large bowl.

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Lemon Juice

Melon

Pear

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Bring wine, sugar, vanilla bean, and zest to a boil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot (at least 12 inches in diameter) over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

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Vanilla Bean

Sugar

Wine

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Pot

Add pears, arranging them on their sides in 1 layer, along with any lemon juice from bowl (pears will not be covered by liquid), then reduce heat to low and poach pears, covered, turning occasionally, until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully transfer pears with a slotted spoon to a 13- by 9-inch baking dish, standing pears upright and reserving liquid in pot.

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Lemon Juice

Pear

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Slotted Spoon