Grilled Pears With Raspberry Sauce Recipes

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar and wine to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add pears. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Remove pears and reserve cooking liquid., In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit and vanilla. Stir in enough cooking liquid to form a sauce consistency. Cover and refrigerate sauce and pears separately until chilled. , Remove sauce from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Place two pear halves on each dessert plate; top with sauce. Garnish with raspberries and mint if desired.

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Peel the pears, being careful to keep stem intact. Cut just a straight, small slice of the bottom of each pear so they sit up straight on a plate.
• 2. Combine juice, sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves in a pot, bring to a boil. Gently place the pears in the boiling juice, bring to a boil again. keep submerged in liquid. Turn heat down and simmer 25-30 minutes.
• 3. Carefully remove pears from pot with a slotted spoon. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hrs or overnight.
• 4. For the sauce: Combine raspberries, reserved juice and sugar. Heat slightly to melt the sugar. Cool completely. Drizzle over pears, placing berries around the pears. Sauce can be made ahead of time.

QUICK SAUTE OF PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• With a stainless steel knife, peel and core the pears. Cut them into eighths. Rub them with lemon so they do not discolor. Set them aside in a covered bowl in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them. Melt the butter in a large skillet. Saute the pears over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until they begin to brown. With a slotted spoon, transfer the pears to a serving platter. Deglaze the pan with liqueur and raspberry preserves and reduce until syrupy and thick. Spoon over the pears and garnish with almonds and frozen yogurt or whipped cream if you wish.

GRILLED PEACHES WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE AND LEMON CREAM

Steps:

• To make the raspberry sauce: In a food processor puree the raspberries. Add the lemon juice, raspberry liqueur, and sugar. Stir or whisk until sugar dissolves.
• To make the lemon cream: In a mixing bowl mix together the cream and sugar. Whip at high speed until soft peaks form. Add the lemon juice and grated lemon zest and continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Set aside in the refrigerator while you grill the peaches.
• To make the peaches: Halve and pit the peaches, set aside. In a small pan over medium heat melt the butter, then add the sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Brush the peach halves all over with the butter mixture. Grill over direct medium heat until browned in spots and warm throughout, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn every 2 or 3 minutes. Serve peaches warm with the raspberry sauce and lemon cream.

GRILLED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY-GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill. Oil the grill rack. To make the sauce, in a bowl, combine the raspberries and honey. Mash the raspberries lightly with a fork and stir in the liqueur. Set aside. Cut the pears in half lengthwise and remove the cores. Squeeze the lemon over the cut sides of the pears to prevent browning. In a shallow bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon. Dip the cut sides of the pears in the cinnamon sugar. Grill the pears, cut side down, directly over medium-high heat until the fruit is grill-marked and the sugar is caramelized, 2 to 4 minutes. Do not allow the pears to char. Using a spatula, turn the pears over and grill until tender and heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. If the pears start to char, move them to a cooler part of the grill to cook. Serve the pears topped with the raspberry sauce and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside. Serves 4. Serving Tip: Serve the grilled pears with a small glass of pear eau-de-vie, a clear fruit brandy. You could also use the eau-de-vie in the sauce in place of the orange liqueur, if you wish, and increase the honey to taste.

GRILLED PEARS

Steps:

• Spray a grill safe baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cut pears in half from the top and remove seed.
• Place face down in baking dish and cover with remaining ingredients.
• Cover and place on preheated grill for about 15 minutes.

BAKED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In an ovenproof skillet, combine butter, sugar, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Add pears, cut side down; cover with foil. Bake, turning pears over halfway through, until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 25 minutes.
• Lift pear halves with a slotted spoon, allowing any juices to drip back into skillet, and divide among four serving plates. Bring liquid in skillet to a boil over medium heat. Add cream; cook until slightly thickened, 1 minute. Stir in raspberries. Spoon sauce over pears; serve.