Poached Seckel Pears Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
2 pounds Seckel pears
Heavy cream
Directions
Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and cook over a moderate heat until syrup begins to thicken.
Wash pears (do not peel) and drop them into the hot syrup.
Cook over a low heat, basting occasionally, for about 30 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork.
Remove from stove and stir in crystallized ginger.
Wash pears (do not peel) and drop them into the hot syrup.
Cook over a low heat, basting occasionally, for about 30 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork.
Remove from stove and stir in crystallized ginger.