Pears In Syrup And Mint Food

MINTED PEARS

Steps:

• Peel pears and cut in half lengthwise; remove cores. In a large skillet, bring sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; add food coloring and extract. Carefully place pears in syrup. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until tender. , Place pears in a deep bowl; pour syrup over pears. Make sure pears are completely covered in the syrup to prevent browning. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until serving. Garnish with fresh mint.

PEARS IN MINT AND TEA

Steps:

• Pour 2 cups water into a stainless steel saucepan. With a vegetable peeler, peel the surface of the lemon, removing long strips of peel. Cut the lemon in half and press it to extract the juice. You should have 2 to 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Add the lemon peel and juice to the water with the sugar, and mix to combine.
• Peel the pears and cut them into quarters. Remove the cores and place the pear wedges in the saucepan. Add the ordinary tea bag and, if fresh mint is not available, the mint-flavored tea bag. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, cover, reduce the heat to low and cook gently for about 20 minutes, until the pear pieces are tender when pierced with the point of a knife or with a fork. Remove from the heat.
• Immediately add the dissolved cornstarch to the saucepan and stir it into the juices to thicken them slightly. Let the pears cool in the syrup.
• When ready to serve, remove the tea bag and discard. If using fresh mint, stir it gently into the syrup. Divide the pears among six plates, about 4 wedges per plate. Spoon some of the syrup over the pears and serve.

PEARS IN SYRUP AND MINT

Steps:

• Mix the corn syrup, lemon juice, and mint together in a bowl.
• Peel the pears and cut the flesh into 1-inch pieces. Add to the mixture, and refrigerate until cold.
• Serve the pears in wine glasses with some of the syrup and mint.

POACHED PEARS IN SYRUP

Steps:

• peel pears and leave whole.
• place all ingredients except pears in a large saucepan bring to boil. reduce heat and simmer for 15 mins
• sit the pears in the syrup and continue to simmer for 10 to 15 mins until just tender. transfer pears to serving dish discard the cinnamon stick, vanilla bean and the orange peel from the syrup then pour over pears to serve.