Pere al Vaniglia e Pepe Nero – Pears with Vanilla Sugar Syrup and Black Peppercorns
I had this delicious poached pear sitting at a table in the venerable Grand Hotel Timeo restaurant in Taormina, Sicily, looking out onto the bay of Naxos below with snow covered Mount Etna sleeping in the distance. The sky was steel blue and the sun was playing off the window beautifully, so much so that it enveloped me in a mesmerizing trance. Such a view and feeling could only be enhanced by this dish.
Ingredients
- 4 ripe Anjou pears, stemmed, cut in half. cored and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
- juice of 2 lemons
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 medium vanilla bean
- 2 tsp black peppercorns
Directions
- Cover the pear slices with lemon juice and allow to stand covered for 10 minutes.
- Combine the water and sugar in a medium size saucepan. Bring to boil, lower the heat to simmer.
- Slit the vanilla bean lengthwise with a small knife.Scrape out the seeds with the knife tip and add to the water and sugar mixture. Scoop the pear slices from the lemon juice and add them to the water and sugar mixture along with the peppercorns.Simmer for 10 minutes. Cool in the pan then transfer to a bowl. Serve at room temperature.
This recipe was featured on Season 19 - Episode 1911.
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