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szdaily -> Lifestyle -> 
Making your own pear dishes
    2015-12-25  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    Cicilia Tan

    cicitan2011@gmail.com

    FOODIES, it’s time to cook your own pear dishes!

    The season to enjoy juicy, sweet pears has come, according to Jeff Correa, director of international marketing at Pear Bureau Northwest. He told his Shenzhen customers last week that they can enjoy the soft, melt-in-your-mouth fruit all year round, and now it’s harvest season.

    According to the association, there are 10 popular varieties of pears in the United States. The imported pears buyers can find at local Walmarts are Green Anjou, Red Anjou and a few other varieties. Different from the crispy Chinese pears, which often have been stewed with dates, tremella, sugar or some Chinese medicines, U.S. pears can be found in various dishes, especially in desserts.

    Correa and his colleagues have experimented on many pear dishes and selected the best ones for enthusiasts. Here are two desserts that you can make yourself.

    

    

    Apple, pear and cherry compote

    Ingredients

    8 sweet apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks;

    4 medium sour apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks;

    8 firm pears, peeled, cored and thickly sliced;

    6 tbsp sugar, or to taste;

    280g dried sour cherries (or dried cranberries).

    Method

    1. Put the apples and pears in a pan with the sugar and 50ml water. Bring to a simmer, then gently cook, covered, for 15 minutes or so until the sour apple has collapsed to a puree and the sweet apples and pears are tender.

    2. Stir in the cherries or cranberries for 1 minute, taste and add a little more sugar if necessary. Can be chilled for 3-5 days. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if you like.

    

    Pear and chocolate

    pudding

    Ingredients

    100g dried breadcrumbs;

    100g dark chocolate, chopped;

    100g demerara sugar;

    85g butter;

    3 tbsp maple syrup;

    4 ripe pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks.

    Method

    1. Heat oven to 190°C. Mix the crumbs, chocolate and sugar. Melt the butter with the maple syrup, and then stir into the dry ingredients.

    2. Put the chopped pears into a 1-liter shallow ovenproof dish. Spoon the chocolate mixture over the pears and then roughly spread to cover the pears. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and then serve on its own or with vanilla ice cream or yogurt.

    

    

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