POACHED SAFFRON PEARS
Try infusing pears with the taste of saffron to make a unique and tasty pudding
Provided by Roopa Gulati
Categories Dessert, Dinner
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak the saffron in warm water and leave for an hour. Dissolve the caster sugar in the water and ginger wine in a medium pan. Turn up the heat and boil for 3-4 minutes before adding the star anise and orange peel. Turn the heat to low and add the pears, peeled with stalks left on. Press scrunched greaseproof paper lightly over the pears. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, occasionally turning.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl. Strain the syrup into a jug and stir in the soaked saffron and liquid. Pour over the pears. Cover and chill for 24 hours, turning once.
- Place each pear on a separate plate, drizzle over a little syrup. Serve with dollops of mascarpone.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 199 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 26 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.03 milligram of sodium
SAFFRON-POACHED PEARS
Provided by Terry Noonan
Categories Desserts Jamie Magazine Fruit Christmas Dinner Party Dinner for two
Time 2h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel the pears, leaving the stalk intact. Crush the cardamom pods.
- Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan with 1 litre of water, bring to a simmer and gently poach the pears for about 2 hours or until tender. Remove from the heat, allow to cool, then refrigerate overnight to steep.
- Before serving, remove the pears and set aside to bring to room temperature.
- Boil the syrup until reduced to a sticky glaze, about 250ml. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of saffron glaze over the pears, then serve with ice cream or cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 339 calories, Fat 0.4 g fat, SaturatedFat 0.0 g saturated fat, Protein 1.1 g protein, Carbohydrate 82.5 g carbohydrate, Sugar 82.2 g sugar, Sodium - g salt, Fiber - g fibre
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS
Steps:
- Place the saffron, sugar and salt in a small mortar and pestle. Grind them together into a powder. Add ¼ cup of freshly boiled hot water to the ground saffron-sugar mix and let it steep for about 15 minutes.
- If you don't have a mortar and pestle, place the saffron, sugar and salt in a bowl and rub the mix with the tips of your fingers to crush the saffron threads against the sugar and salt granules. Add ¼ cup of freshly boiled hot water to the ground saffron-sugar mix and let it steep for about 15 minutes.
- Place the saffron water and all the ingredients (except pears) in a saucepan. Make sure the saucepan is large enough for the pears to fit snugly in there, with just enough wiggle room for the pears to submerge in the poaching liquid at an angle as well.
- Bring the liquid to a simmer while stirring to make sure the honey is dissolved.
- When the liquid comes to a simmer, peel the pears and then lower them into the poaching liquid.
- Let the pears poach in the liquid on medium-low heat (simmering) for 20 - 25 minutes, but rotate the pears every 5 minutes to ensure they poach evenly on all sides, including the tops of the pears.
- When the pears have been poached, keep them upright in the poaching liquid, and remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the pears to cool down in the poaching liquid.
- I prefer to serve poached pears chilled, but they can be served at room temperature as well.
- Before serving, remove the pears from the poaching liquid and leave them on a plate, covered with plastic wrap.
- Strain the poaching liquid to remove the orange peel and cardamom. Return the syrup to the saucepan and heat it and bring it to a simmer. Simmer for a few minutes until the liquid thickens slightly into a syrup. The cooking time depends on how much liquid is left, so keep an eye on it. If the syrup is too thick, add a little water to thin it out.
- Serve the pears on a serving plate, and brush them a little with the syrup to make the pears look shiny (optional).
- Pour a little syrup over individual pears, and serve with some whipped mascarpone cheese or whipped cream, flavored with some orange extract (optional) and pistachios (optional).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 kcal, Carbohydrate 63 g, Protein 1 g, Sodium 7 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 50 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS
Steps:
- Combine wine, sugar, saffron and vanilla in a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, with a stainless steel knife, trim bottom of pears so they stand upright. Peel them, leaving an inch of the peel at the stem end. With the help of an apple corer or melon baller, cut out core and seeds, working from the bottom end.
- Add pears to poaching liquid and poach them, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until barely soft. Remove pan from heat and either let pears cool in poaching liquid and serve liquid as is or, cool pears in liquid for an hour only. Remove from syrup, then reduce syrup until thickened and concentrated; cool.
- Option: When cool, stuff cavity with fresh raspberries, stand pears upright in a bowl, drizzle syrup around pears and float raspberries and mint leaves over syrup.
More about "saffron poached pears recipes"
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS – ZARAN SAFFRON
From zaransaffron.com
POACHED PEARS WITH CARDAMOM AND SAFFRON RECIPE | BON …
From bonappetit.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS - FORK IN THE ROAD
From forkintheroad.co
ASTRAY RECIPES: SAFFRON POACHED PEARS
From astray.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS – RECIPES NETWORK
From recipenet.org
SAFFRON-POACHED PEARS RECIPE - THE TELEGRAPH
From telegraph.co.uk
VANILLA AND SAFFRON POACHED PEARS | FRUIT RECIPES | SBS FOOD
From sbs.com.au
SPICED POACHED PEARS JAMIE OLIVER RECIPES
From foodhousehome.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS | A DELISIOUS DESSERT - ANA QAYEN
From anasaffron.com
HOW TO MAKE POACHED PEARS | FEATURES | JAMIE OLIVER
From jamieoliver.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS | CANADIAN LIVING
From canadianliving.com
COOK THIS: THREE CLASSIC IRISH RECIPES FROM BALLYMALOE …
From nationalpost.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS - GORDON RAMSAY'S RECIPES
From chefesrecipes.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS RECIPE - YUMMYNOTES
From yummynotes.net
SAFFRON-POACHED PEARS - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
From goodhousekeeping.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS RECIPE — SAVORY SPICE
From savoryspiceshop.com
SAFFRON POACHED PEARS RECIPE - SAFFRON MARKET AUSTRALIA IN AUSTRALIA
From saffronmarket.com.au
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love