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Poached Pears in Pomegranate Sauce with Mascarpone

½ cup pomegranate juice
2 tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons unrefined cane sugar
2 bosc pears
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon kuzu or arrowroot

Garnish:
½ cup mascarpone
2 tablespoons sour cream
1-2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla

Combine juice, mirin and sugar in a 2-quart saucepan.  Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer.  Stir constantly, until crystals dissolve completely, about 2 minutes.

Halve and core the pears. Add fruit to pan, face down, turn heat to a very low simmer, cover and poach until tender, about 10 minutes.  Using a slotted spoon, remove fruit from pan, set aside. Keep the poaching liquid in the pan.  

Combine starch with water in a small bowl.  Bring poaching liquid to a simmer.  Stir starch mixture into poaching liquid, stirring constantly.  As soon as mixture thickens and clears, remove from heat.  

Mix together mascarpone, sour cream, sweetener and vanilla in a small bowl.  To serve, place some sauce and ½ pear on a small plate or in a bowl and put a dollop of mascarpone cream in the hollow of each pear.

Preparation time:  15 minutes
Makes 4 servings

6 Comments:

Mike Karikas
I'm trying this out for my sweetie on Valentine's Day - heard about you guys on NPR. Thanks, wish me luck!
February 12, 2009, 4:21 pm

Cynthia Lair
She will love the pears. Go Mike!
February 12, 2009, 6:04 pm

Eileen Ryan
This is unbelievably fabulous. Not too sweet; luxurious and exotic color; quick to make; and eeeeasy clean-up
February 28, 2009, 8:20 pm

Cynthia Lair
Thanks for taking the time to write us Eileen.
March 1, 2009, 7:05 pm

Lynette Burns
Great, easy recipe. The pears were delicious. My only disappointment was the color. I hoped they would be more red. I might try a different brand of juice or pomengranate syrup next time. We topped them with a small amount of orange zest which added a little more color.
September 9, 2009, 10:36 am

John Thompson
Love you guys. Particularly like the husband actually cooking. We did wine-poached pears in chocolate sauce for Christmas dessert. Great stuff.
December 28, 2009, 6:37 pm

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