Caribou-Poached Pears And Ice Cream
- 1 1/4 cups fruity red wine
- 4 juniper berries
- 3 star anise
- 4 (1-inch) cinnamon sticks, divided
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 1/3 cup white rum
- 1/2 cup sugar, divided
- 4 firm Bartlett or Anjou pears, peeled and cored
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons chopped pistachios
- Combine wine, juniper berries, anise, 2 cinnamon sticks, cloves, and nutmeg in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes; remove from heat. Let stand for 30 minutes. Strain mixture over a bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids. Stir in 1/3 cup white rum.
- Combine rum mixture and 1/4 cup sugar in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Place pears in pan; cook 1 hour or until pears are tender, turning occasionally. Remove pears; cool. Bring cooking liquid to a boil; cook 15 minutes or until mixture reduces to 1/4 cup.
- Combine milk, whipping cream, and remaining 2 cinnamon sticks in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon sticks. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and egg yolks in a large bowl. Gradually add half of hot milk mixture to yolk mixture, stirring constantly. Return mixture to pan; cook over low heat until mixture reaches 160u0b0, stirring constantly. Place pan in an ice-filled bowl; cool completely. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Carefully drain liquid from bucket; repack bucket with ice and salt. Cover with kitchen towels; ripen at least for 1 hour.
- Cut pears in half lengthwise. Slice each pear half, lengthwise, cutting to but not through stem end. Fan one pear half on each of 8 small plates, and drizzle pear halves evenly with reduced syrup. Serve with 1/4 cup ice cream. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon pistachios over each serving.
fruity red wine, berries, anise, cinnamon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, white rum, sugar, bartlett, milk, heavy whipping cream, egg yolks, pistachios
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/caribou-poached-pears-ice-cream (may not work)