• National Pear Month - 1

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Fri Dec 3 14:15:00 2021
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    Title: Smoked Goose Breast w/Pear Salad
    Categories: Tv-food, Salads, Game, Fruits
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1/2 Smoked goose breast; fat
    - intact, about 3/4 lbs
    2 md Cornice pears; perfectly
    - ripe
    2 bn Arugula; trimmed, washed,
    - spun dry
    Zest & juice of 1 lemon
    6 tb Extra virgin olive oil
    Black pepper & salt

    Recipe courtesy Mario Batali

    Slice goose breast on bias very thin and pound lightly
    between oiled waxed paper. Lay 6 or 7 slices on each of 4
    plates and set aside.

    Preheat oven to 350ºF/175ºC.

    Core and slice the pears 1/16" thick. Toss in bowl with
    arugula, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and
    lots of pepper. Place plates in oven for 20 seconds, until
    just warm and remove. Divide salad over each, garnish with
    zest and more cracked black pepper and serve.

    Yield: 4 servings

    FROM: Molto Mario Cooking Show - TV Food Network

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Thu Dec 1 17:49:00 2022
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    Title: Brandied Baked Pears
    Categories: Desserts, Fruits, Dairy, Booze
    Yield: 6 Servings

    6 Firm Bosc or Bartlett pears
    1/4 c Packed light brown sugar
    2 tb Unsalted butter
    1/2 c Water
    1/4 c + 1 ts brandy
    1/4 c Chilled heavy cream

    Special equipment: a melon-ball cutter

    Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to
    450øF/230øC.

    Peel and halve pears, leaving stems intact, then core with
    melon-ball cutter and toss with brown sugar in a large
    bowl.

    Melt butter in a 3 quart shallow baking dish in oven,
    about 1 minute, then add pears, turning to coat with
    butter. Add water to dish and bake pears, turning over
    occasionally, until tender and edges are caramelized, 30
    to 50 minutes, depending on ripeness of pears.

    Transfer pears with a slotted spoon to a plate, then add
    1/4 cup brandy to baking dish and stir with a heatproof
    rubber spatula to dissolve any caramelized juices. Return
    pears to dish.

    Whisk cream in a bowl just until thick (before soft peaks
    form), then whisk in remaining teaspoon brandy. Serve
    pears with brandy sauce and drizzle with brandied cream.

    Cooks' notes: Brandied baked pears can be baked 1 hour
    ahead and kept, loosely covered, at room temperature.
    Reheat, covered, in a 350øF/175øC oven until warm, 10 to
    15 minutes. Brandied cream can be made 1 hour ahead and
    chilled, covered. Stir before serving.

    Gourmet | December 2003

    MM Format by Dave Drum - 21 December 2003

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