Tea-Poached Pears with Tapioca Pearls and Satsumas

Name: Tea-Poached Pears with Tapioca Pearls and Satsumas
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 oolong or black tea bag; 2 sticks (3-inch) cinnamon; 79 milliliters mild honey; 2 inches (3- by lemon zest; 907 grams firm-ripe Anjou or Comice pears; 158 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters white tapioca pearls (1/4 inch in diameter); 1 liters water; 2 whole star anise or 1 teaspoon pieces

Tea-Poached Pears with Tapioca Pearls and Satsumas is a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian side dish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 243 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up water, cinnamon sticks, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours.

Instructions

Bring water to a vigorous boil in a large heavy pot, then add tapioca pearls and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and gently boil, covered, stirring occasionally, until tapioca pearls are almost transparent, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

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Tapioca

Water

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Pot

Remove from heat and stir mixture, then let stand, covered, until liquid is thick and pearls are transparent, about 45 minutes.

Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water, then drain well and transfer to a large bowl.

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Water

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Colander

Bowl

Cut a round of parchment paper slightly larger than the inside of a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot.

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Baking Paper

Pot

Peel 2 (3- by 1-inch) strips zest from 1 satsuma with a vegetable peeler.

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Vegetable

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Peeler

Remove any white pith with a sharp knife.

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Knife

Bring water, sugar, honey, cinnamon, zests, and star anise to a boil in 4- to 5-quart pot over high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved.

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Star Anise

Cinnamon

Honey

Sugar

Water

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Pot

Remove from heat.

Add tea bag and steep, dunking bag a few times, 3 minutes. Squeeze bag and discard.

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Tea Bag

Meanwhile, peel pears, then quarter lengthwise and core.

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Pear

Return liquid to a boil over high heat, then add pears in 1 layer and cover surface directly with round of parchment, folding up side against side of pot to seal surface completely. Return to a boil, then cook pears at a bare simmer, turning occasionally, until just tender when pierced with a sharp knife, about 15 minutes.

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Pear

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Knife

Pot

Remove from heat and let pears steep in liquid, still covered, turning occasionally, until cooled completely, about 1 1/2 hours.

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Pear

Carefully transfer pears with a slotted spoon to a shallow dish, then strain liquid through a paper-towel-lined sieve into measuring cup. Discard solids, reserving star anise and cinnamon sticks for garnish if desired.

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Cinnamon Stick

Star Anise

Pear

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Slotted Spoon

Sieve

Pour 1 cup poaching liquid over tapioca, then pour remaining liquid over pears.

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Tapioca

Pear

Cut off peel, including all white pith, from satsumas with a sharp knife.

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Cut segments free from membranes, letting them fall into a bowl.

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Bowl

Serve pears with tapioca pearls and poaching liquid spooned around them. Top with satsumas.

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Tapioca

Pear

· Pears can be poached 2 days ahead and chilled in liquid, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.· Tapioca pearls can be cooked and drained 1 day ahead, then kept in 1 cup pear-poaching liquid in an airtight container at room temperature.· Satsuma segments can be cut 3 hours ahead and chilled, covered.

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Tapioca

Pear