Gardening And Good Food----Share A Recipe

16 years ago

GARDENING AND GOOD FOOD, WHAT CAN BE BETTER?

WOULD YOU SHARE A RECIPE WITH A FELLOW GARDENER?

We all love to garden, we know that, but are you also a

fan of gourmet cuisine? I love good food and I love The

Food Network! My favorite shows on there are "Everyday

Italian" and "Nigella Bites". I usually prefer to go to a good

restaurant for great food, but more and more, I'm starting

to enjoy cooking for myself. Here is a current recipe I tried

and love. I'd like to share it with you. BON APPETIT!

Riesling Poached Pears with Cardamom Cream

From Food Network Kitchens

Riesling Poached Pears with Cardamom Cream

Riesling is a white wine native to Germany, though it's now also being grown as far afield as California, New York, and Australia. Rieslings can range from sweet (labeled Spatlese or Auslese) to dry (labeled Kabinett, Qualitatswein, or QbA); they're all known for honeyed, floral notes and stony minerality. They're an especially good match for fruit, as they add clean, not cloying, sweetness. Cardamom, a common ingredient in Northern European and Scandinavian baking, adds a smoky counterpoint.

Pears:

1 (750 ml) bottle Riesling, preferably Spatlese

2 cups sugar

4 ripe pears, such as Bartlett, Bosc, D'Anjou, Fiselle or Seckel

Cardamom Cream:

1 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoons superfine sugar

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Pour the Riesling into a medium saucepan and whisk in the sugar until it dissolves.

Peel the pears, leaving stem intact, if present. Remove bottom stem end with a small melon baller, and continue to scoop up into the pear to remove the core. Place the pears right in the Riesling mixture (poaching liquid) after they are peeled and cored to prevent them from discoloring. (The acidity of the wine keeps them from browning). Add just enough water to cover the pears.

To keep the pears submerged in the poaching liquid, cut a circle of parchment paper the size of the pan and lay on the surface of the liquid. Place a small plate on top of the paper to make sure the pears are completely submerged. Cook the pears over medium-high heat, just until the liquid comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and poach the pears until they are just soft. The pears should be tender enough to pierce with a knife. This takes about 20 to 25 minutes for ripe medium pears, but this can vary depending on the size, variety and ripeness of the pear.

Remove the pan from the heat and cool the fruit completely in the poaching liquid. Refrigerate the fruit in the liquid in a sealed container until ready to serve. (The fruit will hold for 4 to 5 days, the longer the fruit is stored in the poaching liquid, the fuller the flavor).

Pour about half of the poaching liquid into a skillet and bring to a boil over high heat. Continue to cook and reduce until the liquid gets syrupy and about the consistency of honey.

Meanwhile, whip the cream together with the sugar and cardamom until cream just holds soft peaks. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

To serve, place a pear in a bowl or on a plate. Drizzle with reduced Riesling syrup and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.

Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Inactive Prep Time: 2 hours

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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pete41
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
No Riesling in the MD.,VA.,and Pa. vineyards? Be nice to buy local.
Sounds good.
katefisher
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Since this is the time of year when some of us are sneaking squash covertly onto our neighbors porches to try and deal with the excess I will share a recipe called 'Calico Squash Casserole. Very yummy and a favorite at our house. Link below. Thanks.

Kate

Here is a link that might be useful: Calico Squash Casserole
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BecR
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Yes, gardening and cooking are both passions of mine, too, Devon.

The recipes posted here sure sound delicious!

Here is a recipe of mine, especially for those of you who grow lavender in your gardens, -or-, use storebought culinary lavender. Easy to make, and is delicious added to drinks, etc. I hope you enjoy.

Becky

Here is a link that might be useful: Lavender Syrup
veilchen
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Kate, that recipe sounds good. I'll try anything to use up all the zuchinni from garden--someone remind me next year not to plant more than one!
karenforroses
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
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Pour over peach halves, and bake at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Then turn down the heat to 325 degrees and bake for another 50-70 minutes, until custard begins to set up.

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katefisher
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
My recipe above is really easy. Takes a little time to put together but then it is a favorite. Makes a good quantity also.

Karen your pie sounds to die for. I think I will try that over the weekend. Thanks.

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carla17
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Love love love Nigella. I like Iron Chef too. Bobby Flay is great.
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karenforroses
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Kate, let me know how you like it.. It's alway a hit when I sserve it.
duchesse_nalabama
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Karenforroses, do you think your recipe would work with canned peaches?
karenforroses
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I don't know, duchesse - I've never used canned, but it would be worth a try. You might want to cut back on the sugar in the recipe if the peaches were canned in a sugar syrup.
devon_gardener
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thank you for these great recipe's. Im going to save them
and make them when I get the chance. I'll let you all know
the results on this post as I try them.

Does anyone have a recipe using rosewater?

Oh, and does anyone have a great original cookie recipe?
I LOVE cookies!!!!!!!

But I thank you all, who posted, for your kindness.
devon_gardener
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Tried Becky's lavender syrup and it was great. Easy to
do and great floral taste. I put it in my tea and also
on some coconut ice-cream. Thank you, Becky.

Got to get around to Kate's squash casserole and Karen's
peach custard pie. They sound awesome! Maybe next week-
end. Thank you Kate and Karen, for something to look
forward to.
devon_gardener
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
OH AND CARLA, I forgot to mention, I would love to have
your cream cheese pound cake recipe posted. Thank you,
Carla. I'm sure it would be a great recipe to try.
daun
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Boiled Tea

I know this is common, but good boiled tea is what I love to drink after I work in the garden

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Daun
ceterum
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Wouldn't the recipe thread be more suited in the conversation forum than in the discussion thread?
devon_gardener
Original Author
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
CETERUM, I suppose your right, but I wanted to get some
special recipe's from the rose gardeners on this forum.
I suspect they may have some really good ones, 'cause
gardeners tend to be creative people.
susz52
16 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
How about a good bar cookie recipe that takes minutes if you are busy gardening? 1 cup Brown Sugar, 1 cup corn syrup, put in large bowl and nuke 3 minutes or until sugar dissolved and starting to bubble, stir in 2 cups peanut butter then 4 cups 'Special K' cereal and press solidly into a cake or cookie pan. Cut while warm. You can mess around and add chocolate chips or go healthy like raisins. Use any cereal you like. It halves nicely and you can make a nice breakfast/health bar with the basic recipe as the base.

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