Perfect Poached Pears

Name: Perfect Poached Pears
Ingredients: 6 bosc pears or similar, hard pears (bartlett works well); 1 1/4 cup sugar; 4 cups (1 quart) water; 6-8 peices lemon zest removed with a vegatable peeler in 2 inch strips; 4-6 pieces fresh peeled ginger

5 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

6 bosc pears or similar, hard pears (bartlett works well)
1 1/4 cup sugar
4 cups (1 quart) water
6-8 peices lemon zest removed with a vegatable peeler in 2 inch strips
4-6 pieces fresh peeled ginger

Directions

1

First, peel the pears with a vegetable peeler and remove the cores. Bring water, 3/4 of a cup of the sugar, ginger and the lemon to a boil, making sure not to let the sugar burn. Lower heat and add pears.
2

Let cook 20-30 minutes. The cooking time depends on the pear type. The pears are ready when they are close to translucent.
3

Remove the pears from the water and place in bowls.Add remainder of sugar to leftover cooking juice, heat and stir, about 5-6 minutes so sugar disolves and a syrup of sorts is left. Spoon sauce over pears and add lemon rind to each bowl, because in the sugar the lemon will have preserved. Serve imedietly.