Poached Pears With Raspberries And Figs
- 4 ripe Bartlett pears
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup orange honey or regular honey
- 3 (3-inch) lemon rind strips
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 (1 1/2-inch) piece vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 12 fresh figs, each cut in half lengthwise
- 8 mint sprigs (optional)
- 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.
bartlett, water, sugar, orange honey, lemon rind strips, cloves, vanilla bean, fresh raspberries, fresh figs, mint
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/poached-pears-with-raspberries-figs (may not work)