Comments on: Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce a la Marketman

By: Gigi Santiago

Gigi Santiago — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:13:33 +0000

Hi MM! A Blessed New Year to you! I like this feature a lot! Reminded me of poached pears I had but the core was stuffed with guess what? — blue cheese! I’ll dig up the photo and email it to you! It’s so insanely good! Had it for dinner once at a good friends’ place with a private chef!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:33:01 +0000

Oh, coring a pear sounds like a good idea… and the vanilla ice cream is nice as well. This is a festive special occasion dessert but just as easy as making an everyday sweet…

By: dee bee

dee bee — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:04:31 +0000

my two cents…

it would be a good idea to core the pears before poaching. a melon-baller will do a good job. this not only gives that extra touch, i.e., guests don’t need to remove core, it also assists in even cooking.

a variation for the raspberry coulis is to cook the raspberries in a small amount of the poaching liquid or water + sugar. don’t stir, when the liquid is about coating spoon consistency, remove from heat and strain (no need to blend). this adds to the flavour and gives a shiny gloss to the coulis, and when plated, looks like pieces of red glass.

happy new year, MM and everyone!

By: wil-b cariaga

wil-b cariaga — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:06:12 +0000

i always serve this whenever i can’t think of a dessert. . . hehe pears are cheap and i like it better than apple. i cut the poach pears in half remove the core to create a cup then add a scoop of vanilla ice cream plus chocolate sauce, hehehe they will all be impressed. . .

By: Veronica's Test Kitchen

Veronica's Test Kitchen — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:15:16 +0000

This look great. I also just poached some pears in honey and sugar.

By: joey

joey — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:09:28 +0000

I have a ton of recipes with pears I have been meaning to try (especially since I saw these ones at S&R)…some salads and desserts…this is definitely going on that list! :)

My mom has a stand like your green one (pictured above with the pears) except it’s blue :)

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:40:02 +0000

Poached pears in red wine, sugar, brandy and cinnamon stick and raspberry sauce on the side is one of my favorites. It must be Bosc variety for the pear, other pear varieties they do not come out good with poaching. It is 1-2-3. I use regular brandy in poaching. I omit whipped cream when I eat this one but when I have company I keep the whipped cream on the side that I whipped with two teaspoons of Poire William for added kick.