Because I know you're wondering.
- Peel and dice. Cover with juice and store in the fridge. Let kids feast on it as if it were candy.
- Peel and poach in grape juice with nutmeg and star anise. Serve with ice cream for dessert.
- Cook up, puree, and serve as sauce over pork chops.
- Simple Tarte au Tan:
- Grease a pie plate with butter.
- Bring to boil 3/4 c sugar and 1/4 c water until it caramelises (turns light brown). Pour into base of buttered pie plate.
- Slice up pears and layer these over caramel. Dot generously with butter.
- Blend 1 1/3 c plain flour and 1/2 tsp salt with 1/2 c butter until crumbly. Gently add 3 Tbsp of cold water until dough sticks together in a firm ball. Don't over-knead.
- Roll out dough on floured board and place over pears. Bake in an 180°C oven for about 30 minutes.
- Allow to fully cool. Once cool, invert onto plate. Cut into wedges and serve with sour cream and a cheesy grin.
- Put through your juicer and make delicious and healthy pear juice. Give scraps to your worm farm or dig into your garden for compost.
- Grab a kilo of Jam Sugar from the supermarket and make up some yummy pear jam.
- Homemade pizza! Instead of doing ham & pineapple, try ham & pear. Really.
- Forget banana bread or zucchini bread. Try this Pear Bread.
- Channel your inner American and make Pear Butter.
- Use in place of apples in a Waldorf Salad.
