Wild Pear Part 3: Wild Pears, Poached

While I was cooking Part 1 I noticed that the pears were softening quite quickly so I thought I would try a poached pear recipe to retain some of the texture of the pears. I'm not a fan of red wine (the staple poaching liquid) and am currently on a restricted budget, so I thought I would try poaching the pears in cranberry juice instead.

Wild Pear Part 3: Wild Pears, Poached

Ingredients:

• 11 wild pears (10 for dessert and 1 for testing bite)
• 1 carton of cranberry juice
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• 100g sugar

To serve:

• 50g creme fraiche
• 1/2 tsp vanilla paste

Method:

• Peel pears without removing stalks
• Put cranberry juice, lime juice, cinnamon and 1 tsp vanilla paste into pan
• Gently place pears into poaching liquid
• Gently bring to the boil until pears soften but retain shape (about 20-30 mins)

Pears poaching

• Remove pears and set them aside
• Add sugar to liquid and boil to reduce to syrupy consistency
• Mix together vanilla paste and creme fraiche
• Serve pears with syrup and creme fraiche

Poached pears with Vanilla Creme Fraiche