Pears Melba
- Course: Desserts
Main Ingredient:
Pears
Ingredients:
4 Firm ripe pears, preferably
-Bosc 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
1 Strip lemon peel
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Sweet wine (Marsala or
-Madeira) 1/2 c Dry wine
1 pt Ice cream (i.e. vanilla,
-toasted almond, pear) 1 pt Raspberries, pureed with 2
-Bosc 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
1 Strip lemon peel
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Sweet wine (Marsala or
-Madeira) 1/2 c Dry wine
1 pt Ice cream (i.e. vanilla,
-toasted almond, pear) 1 pt Raspberries, pureed with 2
Cooking Instructions:
-tablespoons sugar Peel, core and halve pears. Combine sugar, water, lemon peel, vanilla and wines and bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes. Add pears and slowly poach in the sauce until tender and infused with sauce. Turn pears occasionally with tongs. Remove







