Poached Pears With Raspberries and Figs (4 PTS)

Recipe Ingredients

4		Ripe Bartlett pears
4 cups	948ml	Water
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Orange honey or regular honey
3		Lemon rind strips
3		Whole cloves
1		Vanilla bean - split lengthwise
1 cup	237ml	Fresh raspberries
12		Fresh figs - each cut in half
		Lengthwise
8		Mint sprigs - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Peel and core the pears. Cut each pear in half lengthwise. Combine

water and the next 4 ingredients (water through whole cloves) in

a large nonaluminum saucepan. Scrape seeds from the vanilla bean,

and add to sugar mixture; discard bean. Bring sugar mixture to a

simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Place pears, cut sides

up, in pan, simmer 25 minutes or until tender. Remove pear halves

with a slotted spoon, reserving the sugar mixture; place pear halves

in a large shallow dish. Cover and chill.

Bring sugar mixture to a boil; cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 30

minutes). Cool. Serve each pear half with 2 tablespoons sauce,

2 tablespoons raspberries, and 3 fig halves; garnish with a mint

sprig, if desired.

CALORIES 225 (2% from fat); FAT 0.6g (sat 0.1g, mono 0.1g,

poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 1.1g; CARB 59g; FIBER 5.1g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 0.7mg;

SODIUM 2mg; CALC 40mg

S(Formatted by):

"KES on 9/15/00"

Copyright:

"Southern Living Inc."

Source:
Deborah Madison, Cooking Light, August 2000

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