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Showing posts with label Poached. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poached. Show all posts
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Poached Pears In Cinnamon & Red Wine With Ice Cream#Improv

Pears Poached in Red Wine and Cinnamon is a most elegant winter dessert. Paired with ice cream and the fragrant cinnamon flavored Pears are sure to impress your guest.
I had this for the first time in one of my trips to Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, where we had a Slovenian dinner with a traditional food and dance programme. It was such a wonderful evening with a most delicious traditional food and the dessert was this. So oooo delicious you must try this.

Serve this with vanilla ice cream and butterscotch crunch... fantastic combo... yum yum you will craving for more.

I have used  Madeira Red Wine and it has a perfect color and taste to make this dessert.

Ingredients
2 Pears - firm and not over ripe
2 Cups Red Wine
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Cup Heaped Granulated Sugar
a Juice of One Lemon
1 Bay leaf

Method
Peel the pears carefully , leaving the stalk intact
Cut a straight slice off the bottom, so that they can stand upright.
In a deep bottom pan, add pears, red wine, lemon juice, sugar , cinnamon stick and bay leaf,
 Bring to a boil, simmer the heat and cook the pears for 30-40 minutes turning  their sides at regular intervals. Take the pan, off the heat, cool it down.
Remove the pears from the pan, using a slotted spoon. 
Keep the pan on heat and cook till the wine is reduced to a syrupy/thick consistency.
When serving, keep the pears on a plate. Drizzle with the wine sauce 
Serve with a scoop of ice cream and butterscotch crunch
Lables : Sweets & Desserts, Red Wine, Slovenia, Poached, Pears, Cinnamon, Improv Cooking Challenge, Ice Cream
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Poached Prawn Cocktail#FishFriday

This one is so easy, creamy, delicious. A perfect party appetizer.
Ingredients 

150 Grams Large Prawns
3 Cups Water
A Sprig Curry leaves
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly powder
1 Cup Ice Cubes 

For the Dressing :
½ Cup Mayonnaise
1 Teaspoon Mustard Sauce
2 Teaspoons Tomato sauce
½ Teaspoon Honey
¼ Cup Chopped Parsley / Coriander Leaves

2 - 3 Prawns - chopped
To Serve
4 - 5 Lettuce leaves -  torn

Chopped Parsley / Coriander Leaves
Method  

To Poach the Prawns
In a large pan pour the water add the curry leaves, red chilly powder and salt bring this to rolling boil . Add prawns, let it boil till the prawns just start to turn pink. Take off flame, let the prawns stand in this water for a minute. 
Place ice cubes in a tray or bowl place the prawns on the ice to stop it from cooking and they are cooled completely. 
For the Dressing 
Mix all the above and add more as per taste.
Mix the dressing, chopped lettuce and chopped prawns 
Fill the bottom of the glass/serving bowl with rough torn lettuce. 

Then the prawn dressing and finish off with a lettuce & prawn garnish with chopped parsley or coriander Leaves.
 Chill in refrigerator until serving
Labels: Shrimp, Prawns, Cocktail, Appetizer, Fish Friday, Delicious, Poached, Seafood/Fish

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