Sous Vide Port-Poached Pears
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Ingredients for 8
4 Bosc pears, ripe but still firm
1 cup tawny port
1/2 c/100g granulated sugar
2 2”/5cm long x ½”/1.25cm wide strips orange zest
2 2”/5cm long x ½”/1.25cm wide strips lemon or Meyer lemon zest - we used Meyer lemon
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Optional: ice cream or creme anglaise for serving
Directions
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Step 1
Set your Anova to 180ºF/82ºC
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Step 2
Peel your pears
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Step 3
Place all ingredients in a zip-sealing bag
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Step 4
Use immersion method to get all of the air out and seal
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Step 5
Place into prepared bath and set timer for 30 minutes
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Finishing Steps
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Step 0
Remove from water bath and lift pears gently out of bag, setting aside on a small plate to cool, and pour liquid into a small pan
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Step 1
Over medium-high heat, reduce cooking liquid by 2/3. This will take about 10 minutes and give you a syrupy consistency that coats the back of a spoon for a delicious sauce! Remove from heat and let cool.
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Step 2
Core the pears with a paring knife and cut in half vertically. Make parallel diagonal cuts approximately ¼”/.5cm apart without cutting all the way through the pear. This will allow you to make the “fan”.
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Step 3
Place on a plate and drizzle with cooled syrup. Add ice cream, or serve in a pool of creme anglaise like we did. (Little hack - you can melt your ice cream for superfast creme anglaise!)