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Gallery Caramel Pear Terrine Recipe Summary Servings: 8
Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1/4 cup water 1 cup sugar 2 whole star anise, finely grated (1/2 teaspoon) 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 4 to 5 pounds ripe, firm Bartlett pears (10 to 12 pears) 6 ounces mild blue cheese, preferably Fourme d’Ambert, thinly sliced (optional) 1 cup walnuts, toasted (optional)
Cook’s Notes Grate star anise using a Microplane zester or the finest holes on a box grater. Avoid preground star anise, which has a less intense flavor. If you don’t have a charlotte mold, use a 6-inch cake pan that’s 3 inches deep; the baking time remains the same.
Gallery Caramel Pear Terrine
Recipe Summary Servings: 8
Gallery
Caramel Pear Terrine
Caramel Pear Terrine
Caramel Pear Terrine
Recipe Summary Servings: 8
Recipe Summary
Servings: 8
Servings: 8
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Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup water 1 cup sugar 2 whole star anise, finely grated (1/2 teaspoon) 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 4 to 5 pounds ripe, firm Bartlett pears (10 to 12 pears) 6 ounces mild blue cheese, preferably Fourme d’Ambert, thinly sliced (optional) 1 cup walnuts, toasted (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Bring water and 3/4 cup sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook, swirling pan occasionally if sugar darkens unevenly, until mixture turns dark amber. Pour caramel into a 6 1/2-inch charlotte mold that’s 3 1/2 inches deep, swirling mold to coat bottom and sides. (Caramel may crack as it cools.)
Place star anise in a small bowl. Combine salt and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in another small bowl. Place lemon juice in a third small bowl.
Peel 3 pears. Using a mandoline or a handheld slicer, slice each pear lengthwise 1/8 inch thick, stopping at the core and turning over to slice the opposite half.
Arrange 1 layer of pear slices in a tight, overlapping circle in mold, working counterclockwise to cover the bottom. Brush lightly with lemon juice, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar mixture. Arrange next layer of pear slices in a tight, overlapping circle, working clockwise to cover previous layer. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar mixture and a pinch of star anise. Repeat slicing and layering with remaining pears. Continue to switch directions, and alternate lemon juice and star anise. Leave 1/2 inch of space at the top of mold.
Cover mold with foil. Place in a large roasting pan, and transfer to oven. Carefully pour boiling water into pan to come halfway up sides of mold. Bake until a tester inserted into center meets no resistance, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Transfer to a wire rack, uncover, and let cool for 10 minutes.
Place a pie dish or a rimmed plate over mold, and quickly invert. Remove mold. Using a spatula, transfer terrine to a platter, reserving sauce in dish.
Pour sauce into a small saucepan, and boil until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Let cool. Slice terrine, and serve warm with sauce and, if desired, blue cheese and walnuts.
Cook’s Notes Grate star anise using a Microplane zester or the finest holes on a box grater. Avoid preground star anise, which has a less intense flavor. If you don’t have a charlotte mold, use a 6-inch cake pan that’s 3 inches deep; the baking time remains the same.
Cook’s Notes
Grate star anise using a Microplane zester or the finest holes on a box grater. Avoid preground star anise, which has a less intense flavor. If you don’t have a charlotte mold, use a 6-inch cake pan that’s 3 inches deep; the baking time remains the same.
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Add Rating & Review 85 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 7
Add Rating & Review
85 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 7
85 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 7
85 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 7
5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 7
Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 09/03/2017 I am also unable to find answers to the comments. Does anybody with MS read these? Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 04/08/2017 The picture appears to have a [filtered] in the center. Charlotte molds do not have a center piece, so my question is, do you layer the pear slices just around the edges and leave the center empty? Or possibly it is just a trick of the eye and the angle of the picture. I don't want to make this until I know how I am supposed to layer the slices, so if anyone knows......HELP! Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/02/2008 where do the answers appear to the comments and since I dont' know this, will I ever find the answer to my question?! lol Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 09/01/2008 Where can I buy a terrine like the one pictured? THANKS!Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated 09/03/2017
I am also unable to find answers to the comments. Does anybody with MS read these?
Rating: Unrated
Rating: Unrated 04/08/2017
The picture appears to have a [filtered] in the center. Charlotte molds do not have a center piece, so my question is, do you layer the pear slices just around the edges and leave the center empty? Or possibly it is just a trick of the eye and the angle of the picture. I don’t want to make this until I know how I am supposed to layer the slices, so if anyone knows……HELP!
Rating: Unrated 11/02/2008
where do the answers appear to the comments and since I dont’ know this, will I ever find the answer to my question?! lol
Rating: Unrated 09/01/2008
Where can I buy a terrine like the one pictured? THANKS!
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