Earl Grey Poached Pears
Earl grey poached pears are an elegant and easy dessert with huge plate impact! With 4 simple ingredients you can create this fancy dessert.
Equipment
- Large pot
- Peeler
- Wooden spoon
- Pan or saucepan
- Spatula
- Ziploc
- Flat based glass
Ingredients
Poached Pears
- 8 cup water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 earl grey tea bags
- 4 peeled firm but ripe pears I recommend Anjou pears
- 3-4 tbsp granulated sugar
Earl Grey Syrup
- 1 cup pear poaching liquid
- 1 cup granulated
Plating
- 1.5 cup pecans
- French vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
Poached Pears
- In a large pot bring 8 cups of water to boil. Then reduce to a simmer and add sugar, cinnamon and tea bags. Steep for 15 mins.
- In the meantime peel pears leaving a little skin around the stem, so it does not break off.
- Add pears to liquid and simmer on each side for 20mins (if your pears are really ripe do 15 mins). Once both sides are done, turn off the element and position the pears so that they are sitting straight up and down. Let them sit in the liquid for 40-50mins basting every 10 mins.
- Remove from liquid and set aside in a container.
Earl Grey Syrup
- Take some of the poaching liquid and sugar and combine in a pan, stir to combine and bring to a boil. Once boiling, continue for 20 seconds then remove from heat and let cool.
Assembly
- When you are ready to serve, add pecan to a ziploc bag and remove all excess air. Use the flat base of a glass to crush the pecans. Divide the pecans into 4 equal parts and add to plate. Create a nest with the pecans so it is hollow in the center. Place the pear over the pecan nest and add a scoop of ice cream, then generously pour over the syrup.