Poached Pears au Gratin With Quebec Blue Cheese
Recipe: #20541
August 10, 2015
Categories: Cheese, Blue, Pear, Appetizers, Baby Shower, Christmas, New Years Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Wine, Kosher Dairy, more
"4 appetizer portions"
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (202.2 g)
- Calories 328.6
- Total Fat - 13 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.1 g
- Cholesterol - 23.8 mg
- Sodium - 415.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 41.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 36.3 g
- Protein - 13.7 g
- Calcium - 395.6 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 29.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine the wine, juice, orange oil and sugar in a pot.
Step 2
Bring to a gentle boil.
Step 3
Peel the pears and cut them in half.
Step 4
Remove the core and slice a bit off the back so that the pears do not roll when placed in the pot (inside facing up).
Step 5
Place the pear halves in the pot and poach for 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
Step 6
Remove the pear halves from the liquid and set aside.
Step 7
As per the gelatin instructions, dilute it with water and add it to the hot liquid in the pan.
Step 8
Transfer to a dish and refrigerate immediately.
Step 9
Once the jelly has set, cut into small pieces.
Step 10
Preheat the oven on broil.
Step 11
Place the pear halves face-up on a baking tray.
Step 12
Add cheese to each of the pear halves and broil for 1 minute. (Always keep an eye on food that is being broiled.)
Step 13
Serve the pear halves accompanied with pieces of jellied syrup.
Tips
No special items needed.
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