Poached pears

Another really easy one! I made it for dessert one time when we wanted dessert, but not something super sweet.. so fruit won!

I got two pears, peeled them, then cut them in half an took the core out. If you have a corer use it! But try to keep the top where the stem is intact for presentation (or don't bother if presentation doesn't worry you)

Then I made a stock syrup, which is one part water one part sugar. Use enough water to cover the pears. And you can leave out some of the sugar if you don't want it so sweet.
I also added some cinnamon.

Once it was almost boiling I put the pears in and covered it with a cartouch (circle of baking paper) to keep them immersed, then let them simmer (NOT BOIL) for about 10 minutes til they were cooked. Check them a few times with a knife or skewer to see if ready though, don't over cook them! But its okay if they're still a little hard in the middle, they're still delicious.

I also made some custard to have with them, and heated some of the left over stock syrup with a bit more sugar and cinnamon and let it turn saucy, but I got impatient so it was still really runny, but made a nice glazey thing to drizzle over the pears and custard.


This can also be done with apples, or peaches, or other fruits. But pears are my favourite.