Curried Pears

Name: Curried Pears
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 1 can pear halves (29 ounce); 0.333 cup unsalted butter; 0.75 cup dark brown sugar; 2 tsp mild curry powder

Pear halves come together in this South Asian dessert, flavoured with curry powder and baked in the oven. Serve with dollops of sour cream or plain yogurt.

12 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

1 canpear halves (29 ounce), in juice
78.78 mlunsalted butter, or margarine
177.44 mldark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tspmild curry powder, more or less to taste

Method

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Time: Prep 5 min · Cook 7 min · 12 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Drain pear halves and reserve 1/3 cup of the liquid. Place pear halves in shallow, 1 1/2-quart, heat-resistant, glass baking dish.
2
In a small, heat-resistant, glass bowl, melt butter or margarine in microwave oven 30 seconds. Stir in reserved pear liquid, brown sugar and curry powder to taste.
1 min
3
Spread curry mixture over pears and heat, uncovered, in microwave oven 3-5 minutes or until heated through.
5 min
4
Serve warm with dollops of sour cream or plain yogurt, if desired.