Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream Recipe

Name: Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 firm but ripe large Bosc pears, peeled, halved, and cored; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 5 tablespoons honey; 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved; 1/2 small cinnamon stick; 1 cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 teaspoons brandy or dark rum, optional

Servings: persons

2 firm but ripe large Bosc pears, peeled, halved, and cored
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup water
1/2 cup dry white wine
5 tablespoons honey
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved
1/2 small cinnamon stick
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons brandy or dark rum, optional

1
In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice.
2
Set aside.
3
In a medium saucepan, combine water, wine, and honey.
4
Add vanilla seeds and pod and cinnamon stick.
5
Stir over medium heat until honey dissolves.
6
Add pears.
7
Cover mixture with round piece of parchment paper.
8
Reduce heat to medium-low.
9
Simmer until pears are just tender when pierced, turning when halfway through cooking, about 15 minutes.
10
Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to large bowl.
11
Boil poaching liquid until reduced to slightly syrupy consistency, about 2 minutes.
12
Cool syrup.
13
Pour syrup over pears.
14
Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
15
Whisk sour cream, sugar, and brandy, if using, in large bowl until smooth.
16
Whisk in 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons chilled poaching syrup.
17
Thinly slice each pear half lengthwise, leaving slices attached at stem end.
18
Using metal spatula, transfer pears to plates.
19
Gently press on pears to fan slightly.
20
Spoon some syrup over pears.
21
Spoon sour cream alongside each pear half and serve.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 firm but ripe large Bosc pears, peeled, halved, and cored, 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup dry white wine, and more.

Yes, Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream falls under the General category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Honey-Poached Pears with Brown Sugar Sour Cream

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