Butter-poached pears with praline

Name: Butter-poached pears with praline
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: ¾ cup blanched almonds; ¾ cup pecans or walnuts; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 egg; 4 pears (about 6 ounces each), preferably Anjou; 2 vanilla beans; 3 cups sugar; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) plus 3 tablespoons butter

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

An elaborate recipe, in which you first poach the pears in beurre noisette, and then fill them with a freshly made praline. Finally, you reheat them and serve them warm. Beautiful.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) plus 3 tablespoons butter
3

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare a bowl of ice water and set aside. Put the stick of butter in a small saucepan and turn the heat to medium. Cook, swirling the butter occasionally, until the foam subsides and the butter turns nut-brown. Dip the bottom of the saucepan in the ice water to stop the cooking and set aside.
Combine 2½ cups of the sugar and 5 cups water in a saucepan large en