Spiced Pears with Oranges and Caramel Sauce

Name: Spiced Pears with Oranges and Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 794 grams Anjou pears, peeled; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 4 inches thick orange slices; 0 teaspoons ground ras-el-hanout; 177 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 59 milliliters water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Spiced Pears with Oranges and Caramel Sauce a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 414 calories, 3g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have thick orange, ground ras-el-hanout, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using melon baller and starting from bottom, core each pear.

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Melon

Pear

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Melon Baller

Cut thin slice off bottom of each pear to make level.

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Pear

Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until syrup is deep amber color, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally, about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Pastry Brush

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove pan from heat; whisk in butter, then 2 tablespoons water.

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Butter

Water

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Stand pears in caramel sauce in saucepan.

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Caramel Sauce

Pear

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Sauce Pan

Sprinkle cinnamon over. Cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with ras-el-hanout. Cover and continue to cook until pears are tender, occasionally spooningcaramel sauce over pears and shaking pan so pears don't stick, about 15 minutes. Arrange orange slices around pears; spoon caramel sauce over. Cover and simmer until orange slices soften, about 5 minutes.

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Caramel Sauce

Orange Slices

Ras El Hanout

Cinnamon

Pear

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Frying Pan

Place orange slices on plates. Stand pears atop orange slices. Spoon caramel sauce over and sprinkle with almonds.

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Caramel Sauce

Orange Slices

Almonds

Pear

Serve warm or at room temperature.

*A Moroccan spice blend available at some specialty foods stores and Middle Eastern markets, and by mail from The Spice House (312-274-0378; thespicehouse.com).

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Seasoning Mix