5 Spice Poached Pears Recipe
Flavorful Poached Pears with 5-Spice Blend. The spice blend adds a comforting sweet flavor to the pears by infusing the fruits equally.
Servings: 4 pears
Calories: 212kcal
Ingredients
- Juice and Zest of one Untreated Organic Lemon
- 4 Pears
- 3 ⅓ cups Water
- ½ cup Brown Sugar see Notes
- 1 ½ Teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice Blend store-bought
- 2 inch Cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Grate some of the lemon zest from the clean lemon skin. Cut the lemon in two and take out the juice. Keep aside.Juice and Zest of one Untreated Organic Lemon
- Peel your pears but leave the stem on.4 Pears
- Place the pears into a bowl and pour the lemon juice over the pears so that the pears don't get time to turn brown. Keep aside.
- Heat up a pot with the water. Add the sugar, lemon zest, 5 spice, and cinnamon stick to the pot.Juice and Zest of one Untreated Organic Lemon, 3 ⅓ cups Water, ½ cup Brown Sugar, 1 ½ Teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice Blend, 2 inch Cinnamon stick
- Mix the content and bring it to a boil.
- Place your pears into the cooking syrup. Cook the pears soft, this might take somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes, depending on the pear variety and size. The pears should be cooked but not fall apart.4 Pears
- Once cooked, let the pears and syrup cool. Take out the cinnamon stick and strain if you want if you don't like the lemon zest pieces.
- Serve warm or cooled as a whole or cut in different ways.
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Notes
- Brown sugar results in a deeply flavored pear syrup, but you can use regular sugar or powdered sugar too if you prefer.
- Use pears that are firm and equal in size. See the post for pear variety suggestions.
Nutrition
Serving: 386g | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1.1mg
