Culinary Institute of America

Poached Pears

Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    poached pears
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Baking & Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft
Baking & Pastry

By Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

  • About

Ingredients

Ingredient U.S. Metric
Water 4

Method

  1. Combine the water, sugar, and lemon juice in a pot large enough to hold the pears. Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat. Boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium.
  2. Meanwhile, trim the bottom of each pear to make it flat, core out the bottom with a melon baller, and peel with a sharp paring knife; leave the stem attached. Once a pear is prepped, submerge