Caramelized Pear Spring Roll with Blood Orange Cream Sauc
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 anjou pears, cored and sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 blood oranges, sectioned, crushed and strained for the juice
- 1 large egg
- 2 large spring roll wrappers
- Orange zest, for garnish (optional)
- In a medium size saute pan, place butter, brown sugar, pears, and cinnamon, and cook until the pears are fork tender.
- When cooked, remove from the heat and set aside to cool, about 30 minutes.
- To prepare the blood orange sauce: In small saucepan combine cream, sugar, and blood orange juice, bring to a simmer and reduce by half.
- Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Preheat a fryer to 350 degrees F.
- To make the rolls, crack the egg into a small bowl and gently stir with a fork.
- Lay out each spring roll sheet and brush them with the egg wash around corners of the wrapper.
- Place 1/2 of the pear mixture in the center of a wrapper, and roll wrapper, pinching sides when finished.
- Repeat with remaining pear mixture and spring roll wrapper.
- Carefully place the rolls in the fryer for about 1 minute or until desired crispness.
- To plate, place sauce in middle of plate, cut rolls on a slant and place on each other.
- Garnish with orange zest, if desired.
unsalted butter, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, heavy cream, sugar, oranges, egg, spring roll wrappers, orange zest
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/caramelized-pear-spring-roll-with-blood-orange-cream-sauc-recipe.html (may not work)