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      Salt-Roasted Pears

      This simple and elegant dessert hits the spot with its salty and sweet flavors.

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      This simple and elegant dessert hits the spot with its salty and sweet flavors.

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    Martha Stewart Living, October 2006
    • Yield Serves 6
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    Ingredients

    • 6 Bosc pears, (about 6 ounces each)
    • 1 1/2 pounds coarse salt
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
    • 1/3 cup heavy cream

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the pears upright in an 8-inch ceramic dish that is 4 inches deep. Cover pears with salt, allowing stems to stick out. Bake until pears are tender when pricked with a fork, 60 to 75 minutes.
    2. Meanwhile, heat sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Cook, without stirring, until syrup comes to a boil, washing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush several times to prevent crystals from forming. Let boil, swirling pan occasionally, until medium amber. Remove from heat, and carefully stir in butter and cream (the caramel will steam and spatter).
    3. Remove pears from the salt, allowing a small amount to cling to each pear. Place each pear on a serving plate. Pour caramel sauce over top, and serve.

    Recipe Reviews

    • luv2cook56
      20 Jan, 2011

      Made this dessert for my seven fish Christmas Eve dinner. Like every recipe I have made from Mad Hungry it was fantastic. Lucinda, you are rockin my culinary world.

    • zaxoma
      3 Jan, 2011

      Made these last night and they were perfect. Brushed off most of the salt (as indicated in recipe

    • pegyly
      23 Dec, 2010

      Can you reuse the salt?

    • Joit
      22 Dec, 2010

      I followed this recipe EXACTLY.. and it was horrible! Too..too salty. I threw the whole batch away. The carmel sauce was good.

    • ibbeachnana
      9 Dec, 2010

      How ripe do the pears need to be to roast them using this method

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