Creamed Rice Honey Macadamia Pears Food

CREAMED RICE & HONEY MACADAMIA PEARS

Steps:

• Put the rice, 750ml water, milk and sugar in a pot.
• Remove the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean itself. Bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring regularly, or until the rice is tender.
• Blend the custard powder with 2 tablespoons water and stir through the rice mixture.
• Continue stirring until the mixture boils, then simmer for 2 minutes until the mixture thickens.
• Remove from the heat, cover the surface of the rice mixture with plastic wrap and allow to stand while preparing the pears.
• Gently heat the honey and cinnamon in a shallow fry pan, add the pear slices in batches and cook over a medium heat until they brown and soften slightly. Remove from the heat.
• Remove the vallina bean and spoon the creamed rice into bowls. Stand pear slies upright at the edge of each bowl.
• Sprinkle with chopped macadamias.

HONEY RICE

Steps:

• Combine rice, raisins, milk, honey, and butter in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and let it simmer for 15 minutes; stirring occasionally. Stir in lemon rind and juice.
• Serve the rice in bowls and garnish (optional) with cinnamon and slivered almonds.

HONEY ROAST PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C. Simmer the honey, juices, rinds, vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan over a medium heat until reduced to a light syrup (8-10 minutes).
• Place the pears, cut-side up in a roasting pan large enough to fit the pears snugly. Pour over the honey mixture and roast, basting occasionally, until tender and beginning to caramelise (20-25 minutes).
• Remove the pears from pan, stir through the orange-blossom water and serve the pears and syrup with

MACADAMIA-PEAR TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f.
• Butter a 9 1/2" round ceramic tart or quiche pan.
• Combine flour 1/2 cup sugar,nuts, baking powder& salt.
• Stir milk, egg& vanilla until blended.
• Add to flour mixture& stir until smooth.
• Place each pear half, cut side down on a cutting board.
• Cut crosswise into 1/4" slices.
• Keep it in it's original shape and, using a spatula, place it in the buttered pan with the stem end facing toward the center.
• Repeat with remaining pears.
• Press pear halves to fan them slightly toward the center Pour batter over the pears, sprinkle tops with 1 tsp sugar.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, serve cold.

EASY CREAMED RICE WITH HAM & PEAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender.
• Add milk, ham, peas and bouillon; stir. Bring to boil.
• Stir in rice and Parmesan cheese; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min.

CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar; cook, stirring, until almost dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add pears; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and just golden, 12 to 20 minutes. Pour in honey; cook, stirring, until pears are coated and very soft, 3 to 5 minutes.