Caramelized Pears

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lemon
• 6 slightly under-ripe pears
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup flowery wine, such as riesling
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• black pepper
• creme fraiche (recipe is in my recipes)

Recipe

• 1 squeeze juice from lemon.
• 2 measure and reserve 1 tblsp of juice; add remaining juice to cold water in large bowl.
• 3 pare, quarter and core one pear at a time and place in acidulated water.
• 4 drain pears; pat dry with paper toweling.
• 5 heat butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 6 when foam subsides, add pears; increase heat to high.
• 7 saute pears until just golden on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• 8 add wine.
• 9 boil and cook until wine is reduced to thick glaze, about 5 minutes.
• 10 sprinkle pears with sugar and reserved lemon juice.
• 11 cook, stirring gently, over medium heat, until pears are lightly glazed.
• 12 give a good grind (but not too much) of coarse black pepper.
• 13 serve warm with a dollop of crème fraiche.