Stove Top Roasted Pears with Dulce de Leche

Name: Stove Top Roasted Pears with Dulce de Leche
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters apple cider, divided; 2 Tbsps butter; 8 servings Grated dark chocolate, for garnish; 454 grams granulated sugar; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 Tbsp molasses; 4 larges fairly firm pears (preferably Bosc or Anjou); 8 servings Salt; 1 pint whole milk

Stove Top Roasted Pears with Dulce de Leche is a side dish that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 386 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you have milk, salt, chocolate, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Caramelized Pears with Dulce de Leche Ice Cream, Russian Dulce De Leche Waffle Cake and Instant Pot Dulce De Leche, and Dulce de Leche Milkshake (Malteada de Arequipe o Dulce de Leche).

Instructions

Special equipment: a cast iron skillet large enough to hold 8 pear halves

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Pear

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Frying Pan

In a cast iron skillet large enough to hold the pear halves, add the butter and molasses and begin to "melt" it over low heat. Meanwhile, put the pears on a flat surface, peel and halve them lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop out the center part of each half that contains the seeds and tough, fibrous flesh.

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Molasses

Butter

Pear

Seeds

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle the pears with lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Pear

When the butter and molasses are melted, add the pears and cook for 2 minutes and then flip.

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Molasses

Butter

Pear

Add about 1 cup of cider to the pan and allow the pears to simmer until they start to become tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Cider

Pear

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Frying Pan

Add more cider as needed to prevent them from burning. Cooking times will vary somewhat depending on the size of the pears and their ripeness. Smaller or riper pears will cook faster.

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Cider

Pear

Add the sugar and the milk to a small saucepan over medium-low heat.

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Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk to dissolve the sugar and then simmer, stirring often, until the mixture has reduced by at least half, about 1 hour. The mixture should be thick and slightly caramel in color.

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Caramel

Sugar

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Whisk

Spoon some of the Dulce de Leche on each plate and top with the pears.

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Dulce De Leche

Pear

Sprinkle with salt and garnish with grated chocolate.

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Chocolate

Salt

In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, add the milk and the sugar. Stir thoroughly to blend.

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Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Put the pan over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently, stirring from time to time. The milk and sugar will become "thin" and then eventually "simmer' back together and turn a light brown color. Continue to cook, stirring from time to time, until the sauce is golden brown. This whole process takes about 25 to 35 minutes.

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Sauce

Sugar

Milk

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a bowl or jar to cool.

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Bowl