Ripe Pear Recipes

Mix water and sugar in a large skillet (not iron) and heat over moderate heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add pears, cover, and simmer 10-12 minutes, turning once in the liquid, until tender but not mushy. Mix in vanilla, then cool pears in liquid. Spoon... - 32.2556

In a small bowl, using a fork, mash together the cheeses and the chopped hazelnuts. If made in advance, the cheese mixture should be covered and refrigerated, but it will taste best served at room temperature. Serve whole pears in a bowl and the cheese... - 25.3318

GETTING READY 1) Skin the pears, half them and remove the cores using a spoon. MAKING 2) In a pan, heat a mixture of sugar, wine, 1/4 pt (150 ml) water, cinnamon, cloves, lemon and rind gently until the sugar has dissolved. 3) Allow the mixture to come to a... - 42.6973

GETTING READY 1.Remove the pear skin by peeling 1/3 way down. 2.Apply lemon juice on cut areas in order to avoid darkening. 3.Remove the center part till the peeled part and fill with drained, crushed pineapple. 4.Preheat the oven to... - 41.222

MAKING 1.Peel pears leaving their stems on. 2.Use an apple corer to remove core, but remove from side opposite to the stem. 3.In a saucepan, put water, vanilla extract, fructose and cinnamon . Bring to a slow boil. 4.Put the pears in the simmering water and... - 41.8333

MAKING 1 Into a small bowl, sieve the cream cheese 2 Add in the celery and Tabasco. 3 Sprinkle some salt for seasoning. 4 Form small balls from the mixture. 5 Roll in the finely chopped nuts to coat evenly. 6 Peel the pears and cut them in to... - 40.617

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees centigrade. 2. In a saucepan, add sugar and wine. Add cinnamon stick and bring slowly to the boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. MAKING 3. To the wine mixture add pears and cover with a round of... - 45.5378

MAKING 1) In a medium saucepan, add wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon sticks. Mix well before adding in the pears. 2) Allow the mixture to come to boil over high heat. Poach the pears for about 15 to 45 minutes, depending on the how ripe the... - 41.4999

If necessary, trim bases of pears so fruit will stand upright. Set pears side by side in a shallow baking dish or pan (they should fit snugly). Pour wine over pears; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the sugar. Bake in a 425° oven for 45 minutes. Mix water and... - 31.8055

Cut pears into halves lengthwise. Boil water and sugar together for 5 minutes; stir in vanilla. Add pears and simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on quality and ripeness of fruit. Cool pears in syrup; drain. (Drained canned pears can be used.)... - 39.5555

Cut pears into halves lengthwise. Boil water and sugar together for 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Add pears and simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on quality and ripeness of fruit. Cool pears in syrup; drain. At serving time, place ice cream in... - 39.4022

GETTING READY 1. With a corer, core the pears the pears through the bottom, leaving about 3/4 inch of the stem at the top intact. 2. Peel the cored pears. 3. In a bowl of water, place the pears with half the lemon juice and keep aside. MAKING 4. In a... - 47.0915

GETTING READY 1) Cut the pears in half and core the center. The cavity should be large enough to contain about 1 tablespoon of cheese filling. MAKING 2) In a bowl, combine rest of the items and mix well. 3) Use 1 tablespoon of cheese filling to stuff the... - 39.5637

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2) Peel the pears, cut into half and core them. MAKING 3) In a large casserole, arrange the pear halves in a single layer. 4) In a small bowl, mix the honey, hot water and ginger together. 5) Drizzle over the... - 40.4147

Peel, core, and thinly slice pears. In a 10 to 12-inch pan over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add pears and cook until slices are lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Add sugar, rum, lemon peel, and juice. Boil on high heat until sauce is thick enough to cling... - 29.6048

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar in the top of a double boiler. Add the Marsala and continue beating over barely simmering water until the mixture is smooth and thick. Remove the pan from the heat and continue beating until the mixture is cool. Fold in the... - 34.8102

MAKING 1 In a large frying pan,place pared pears. 2 In a 1-cup measure, combine syrup, water and lemon juice ; pour over the pears. 3 Add butter or margarine; cover. 4 Heat to boiling; simmer, basting once or twice with syrup in the pan, for about 40 minutes,... - 34.3012

Wash and sterilize 4 (1-pint) jars and closures, stand them on baking sheet, and keep warm in a 250° F. oven until needed. Simmer all ingredients, uncovered, in a heavy enamel or stainless-steel kettle until pears are tender and translucent, about 30-40... - 29.5633

MAKING 1. Take the pears and cut them into halves after peeling and removing the cores. 2. Take a bowl and mix the whipped cream, cheese and seasoning and beat it thoroughly until it turns creamy and smooth. 3. Take a rose nozzled pastry bag. 4. Add the... - 37.4241

MAKING 1) Peel, core, slice the pears and process through a fine blade of food chopper. 2) In a kettle, combine the pears with the pineapple and sugar. 3) Allow to boil and simmer without the lid for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally or until thick. 4) Add a... - 32.4637

Beat the cream cheese until soft. Mix in the herbs and nuts, then fold in the apple and lemon juice. Arrange the chicory leaves on 4 individual serving plates. Peel the pears, halve and remove the cores. Spoon the filling into the core cavities and arrange... - 35.922

Prepare the crepes. Combine butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl and blend well. Heat mixture in a large skillet or chafing dish, stirring over medium heat until sugar has completely dissolved. Add pears and simmer until tender, about 10... - 31.009

Chill fruit. Place washed and seeded peaches and pear, with skins, in a blender and process on low speed until smooth. Serve as a dessert sauce with, for example, Banana Pound Cake. - 23.4366

GETTING READY 1. Chill the fruit MAKING 2. In a large blender, tip in the washed and seeded peaches and pears with the skins. Process the blender till the mixture is smooth on low speed SERVING 3. Serve as a dessert sauce with cakes and ice creams - 24.8738

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 400°F. MAKING 2) In a buttered 10x6x1 1/2-inch baking dish, overlap the pear slices in layers. 3) In a saucepan, heat the preserves and pass through a sieve. 4) Then stir wine into the sieved preserves and pour over the... - 39.2006

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 400° F. 2) In a paper bag put the macaroons and walnuts and crush with a rolling pin. 3) Pare, quarter and core the pears, cut into 1/2 inch thick strips. MAKING 4) In a pan melt the jam over a low heat and gently... - 43.067

Preheat oven to 400° F. Place lemon juice in a 9" piepan, add pears, and toss lightly to mix; sprinkle with sugar, drizzle with rum, and dot with butter. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle evenly over pears. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes until lightly... - 35.3061

GETTING READY 1) In a food processor fitted with the steel blade, put the lemons and blend until the lemons become coarse paste. MAKING 2) In a large saucepan, put the lemon paste along with the pears, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon sticks, ground cinnamon, and... - 38.9499

GETTING READY 1) Cut a thin slice from the base of each pear, so that they stand upright. MAKING 2) In a large bowl, combine Madeira, sugar, and lime juice together and blend well. 3) Cover the bowl and cook on High power for 3 minutes. 4) Stir the mixture... - 41.715

MAKING 1) Cut the cheese in 4 thin wedges. 2) Cut the 4 wedges of the pear depending on the size of the pear, taking care not to cut through. 3) Carefully remove the wedges. 4) Place the cheese wedges in the pear from where the wedges are taken out. 5) Place... - 33.5029

In a food processor or blender, combine the pears, apple juice concentrate, and lemon juice. Process until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for 2 hours, or until solid. Just before serving, remove the sorbet from the freezer, break into... - 29.441

MAKING 1 Move oven rack to the lowest position and heat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit. 2 Spray a 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. 3 Carefully peel the pears,leaving stems attached and place on a large plate.In a small bowl mix orange juice and... - 39.968

To make the pears: Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly coat a 13" X 9" baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, toss the pears with the lemon juice and sugar. Arrange the pears in a single layer in the prepared baking pan. Roast for 35 minutes, or... - 39.1652

MAKING 1) Rinse and peel pears, then halve and core them. 2) In a saucepan, combine water, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and vanilla extract. 3) Allow to boil, add the pears, cover and poach for about 20 minutes or until just tender. 4) Then cool in... - 41.3514

Set pears upright in a shallow baking pan just large enough to hold them side by side. Melt butter in a small pan; remove from heat and stir in water, sugar, and anise seeds. Pour over pears. Bake in a 375° oven, basting occasionally with pan juices, until... - 24.6176

Peel the pears, halve them lengthwise and core. Toss with the lemon juice and granulated sugar. Rotate in the Flat Standard Basket for 30 minutes or until tender. Remove to serving bowls and top with Butterscotch Sauce. To make sauce, combine the evaporated... - 31.3799

MAKING 1. In a large sized sauce pan, combine wine, 450 ml water, vanilla pod, vanilla essence, sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and cook on a low flame till sugar has dissolved, while stirring continuously. 2. Add pears and bring to boil. 3. Once boiled,... - 47.443

Peel the pears, keeping the stalks on. Carefully remove the cores, using a teaspoon. Brush the pears with lemon juice to prevent discoloration. Cream the cheese until soft and use 25 g (1 oz) to stuff each pear. Add the yogurt to the remaining cheese and... - 33.828

Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Cover and chill. Cut pears in half lengthwise; core and cut length wise into thin slices. Arrange pears on each of 4 radicchio-lined salad plates. Drizzle each with 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture; sprinkle with... - 33.8378

GETTING READY 1) Core and dice the pears. 2) Peel the onions and garlic, finely chop them. MAKING 3) In a large canning kettle, combine the pears, onions, garlic and rest of the ingredients together. 4) Cook over a low heat for about 4 hours, stirring... - 44.0629

GETTING READY 1. Preheat an oven at 175C (350F). 2. Grease a baking tray with oil and place sliced pears on it. Keep aside. MAKING 3. In a small bowl, combine honey and butter. Mix well. 4. Using a pastry brush, apply this mixture on to pear slices. 5. Top... - 39.6037

MAKING 1) In a bowl, combine the orange juice and sugar together. 2) Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. 3) About 15 minutes before serving time, stir in the Curacao or Kirsch or Grand Marnier. SERVING 4) Spoon... - 31.2706

MAKING 1. In a salad bowl, combine arugula and lettuce. 2. Over pear slices squeeze a little lemon juice to keep them from browning, arrange them on top of the lettuce and arugula and top with blue cheese crumbles. 3. To make the dressing, in a bowl combine... - 39.758

GETTING READY 1) Grease the base of the sandwich tins and line with greaseproof paper. 2) Grease the greaseproof paper and the sides of the tins. 3) Dust with caster sugar and then flour. 4) Heat the oven at 350° F or Mark 4. MAKING 5) In two bowls,... - 45.6626

MAKING 1) In a saucepan, add sugar and dissolve. 2) Add the vanilla pod and allow to boil for 5 minutes. 3) Discard the pod and keep the pan aside. (If vanilla essence is being used, then add at this stage). 4) Peel and halve and core the pears and arrange... - 37.9567

GETTING READY 1) Set the oven at 425°F or Mark 7. MAKING 2) For the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. 3) In even-sized pieces, cut in the fat and add into the flour. 4) Add water and quickly mix and turn out on to a lightly-floured... - 43.4957

MAKING 1. In a large bowl, toss the cut pears and sliced avocados with the lime juice to prevent discoloration. 2. In a small bowl, mix dressing ingredients and whisk with a fork or wire whisk until well blended. 3. Pour the dressing over the avocados and... - 45.7469

Dissolve the sugar in the water in a shallow pan. Bring to the boil and stir in the Kirsch and strained lemon juice. Add the pear slices, cover and poach gently until tender— about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, divide the melon into eighths and discard the seeds.... - 22.6867

Cut a 1-inch cap from the top of each pear. Core pear, cutting to, but not through the bottom. Combine boiling water and currants in a small bowl. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain well. Combine honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a small saucepan; stir... - 34.6839