Poached Pears With Lemon Miso Syrup Recipe

Poached pears always look much more complicated than they really are, and these are no different. Simply bubble them away in the broth, and serve with a little mascarpone cream for a lah-di-dah finish.

A fancy pear with very little fuss. Miso and honey poached pears are light and fragrant without ever getting too sweet. The miso adds a tangy depth, much like red wine does.

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Poached Pears With Lemon Miso Syrup Recipe

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Author Bonnie Chung

Prep time

10 Min

Cook time

1 H & 20 M

Total time

1 H & 30 M

A fancy pear with very little fuss. Miso and honey poached pears are light and fragrant without ever getting too sweet. The miso adds a tangy depth, much like red wine does.Poached pears always look much more complicated than they really are, and these are no different. Simply bubble them away in the broth, and serve with a little mascarpone cream for a lah-di-dah finish.

IngredientsUSMetric

• 4 ripe conference pears
• 1 tbsp white miso paste
• 1 tbsp red miso paste
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 4 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 unwaxed lemon Juice and zest
• 2½ cm ginger peeled and sliced into matchsticks.
• 500 ml water boiled
• 4 tbsp mascarpone optional

Instructions

1. Peel the pears carefully, and slice off the bottoms so that they have flat bases.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the red and white miso pastes, lemon zest and juice, then gradually pour in 500ml of water.
3. Stir in the ginger and mix until combined.
4. In a heavy based saucepan, warm up the liquid and lay the pears in and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
5. Stir in the white caster sugar.
6. Reduce the heat and poach for 45-60 mins until pears are tender.
7. In a small separate saucepan, take 200ml of the poaching liquid, add the brown sugar and heat for 10-15 mins until a sticky thick syrup forms.
8. To serve, stand each pear up right on a shallow plate or bowl and drizzle with the brown sugar syrup. Serve with mascarpone if you like.

Notes

Recipe from Miso Tasty Cookbook, Pavilion Books 

Best not to use over ripened fruit for poaching

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