Poached Pear
2 medium Pears
250ml Barberry juice (substitute with orange juice if desired)
250ml Cherry juice
150g Sugar
1-2 tsp Lemon juice
2pcs Cinnamon
2pcs Cardamom
2-3tsp Mascarpone cheese
Saffron Poached Pear
Saffron Milk
2cups Milk
½ cup Sugar
30g Butter
1tsp Vanilla
1/8tsp Ground saffron
Instructions
Poached Pear
1- Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact and peel pears.
2- Put the pears in a pan and add cherry, lemon and barberry juice, sugar, cardamom and cinnamon to them. Then put the mixture on the medium heat to cook for 20-30 min.
3- Simmer, uncovered, until pears are almost tender.
4- Remove the pears, cardamom and cinnamon and continue to stir the sauce until thick.
Saffron Milk
1- Add sugar, vanilla and saffron to the milk and put the mixture on the medium-to-low heat and stir it regularly for 10-15 min until thick.
2- Remove from the heat and add the cold butter to the mixture and continue to stir until the mixture in smooth.
Serve the pears with mascarpone cheese and saffron milk.
