Poached Pears With Mascarpone And Espresso Sauce

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Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
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Italian-style classic sauce that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Poached Pears With Mascarpone And Espresso Sauce

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 483.4

Description

This Italian sauce features Water, White wine, Good Port wine, Sugar, Stick. It delivers rich, cheesy flavor, sweet, indulgent flavor. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Or other fresh, sweet, cow's Milk cheese 2 tb Clover honey 1/4 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 2 tb Poppy seeds for
  2. garnish 2 tb Dried cherries Bring the water, wines, sugar, and spices to a
  3. boil in a pot just large enough to hold the pears.
  4. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. While the poaching liquid is cooking,
  6. peel but do not core the pears (use a vegetable peeler for the neatest job with the least waste).
  7. Poach the pears, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until they are just tender to the tip of a knife.
  8. Remove from the heat and cool the pears in the liquid for another 20 minutes.
  9. You can then refrigerate them (still in the liquid) for later use.
  10. In a stainless steel bowl,
  11. combine the mascarpone, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg and
  12. whisk to
  13. form a smooth creamy filling.
  14. Place the cheese filling into a clean pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
  15. Remove the pears from the liquid, drain and dry them.
  16. Cut the pears in half lengthwise, and
  17. remove the core with a teaspoon, making a neat opening for the mascarpone filling.
  18. Slice a sliver off the round side of the pear to steady it on the plate.
  19. Pipe a neat star-shaped dollop into the pear,
  20. place it in a serving dish,
  21. pour some espresso sauce around it and
  22. garnish with poppy seeds and dried cherries.
  23. c.
  24. Michael Lomonaco 1997

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 483.4kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 26.8g42%
Saturated Fat 17.4g87%
Cholesterol 84.0mg29%
Sodium 34.8mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 52.9g18%
Dietary Fiber 16.4g66%
Sugars 26.8g
Protein 2.8g6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: bartlett, boiling, cheese, cloves, espresso, good, italian, mascarpone, pears, poached, port, sauce, simmering, stick, sugar, title, vegetarian, water, white, whole
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