Pears baked in seasalt
This dish is inspired by baked potatoes. The sea salt concentrates the pear flavour and gives the flesh a savoury, slightly salty taste. Ideal as a basis for a dish of a savoury nature.
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Ingredients
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10 |
|
Conference pears, or other eating pears |
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1.5 |
kg |
coarse sea salt |
|
50 |
g |
sugar |
Preparation method
- Place the pears in a suitable pan or oven dish and completely cover with sea salt.
- Bake in an oven at 190°C for about an hour until soft and cooked through.
- Take them out of the salt and remove the peel and core.
- Finely grind in a blender and add some sugar.
Serving suggestions
- As a basic ingredient in a pear sorbet with a savoury character, e.g. to accompany goose liver.
- Turn into a roasted pear panna cotta.
- As a vegetable garnish. Mix with a little butter and it combines wonderfully with main courses containing game and poultry, as well as pan-fried pike perch.