Showing posts with label vanilla paste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vanilla paste. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

How to Preserved Pears in Syrup | 糖漬梨



How to Preserved Pears in Syrup | 糖漬梨

Ingredients:
8 Pears
2.5 cups Water
1/4 Brown Sugar
1/2 Lemon of Juice
2 teaspoons Vanilla Paste
1.5 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg


材料:
8 個   梨
2.5 杯   水
1/4 杯   黑糖 
1/2 個   檸檬   
2 茶匙   雲呢拿醬
1.5 茶匙 肉桂粉
1/8 茶匙   荳蔻粉


DIRECTION:
Peel off the skin of the pears, and cut them in half lengthwise.  With a baller, remove their cores and stems.

In a large, shallow non-sticking pan, add the pears with the flat surfaces facing downward.  Add water, brown sugar, vanilla paste, spices, and lemon juice.  Bring it to a boil over high heat, and then reduce the heat to simmer.  Let it cook until the liquid reduces in half.

Gently turn each pear over with a spatula.  Let them cook until the liquid reduces half again.  Turn off the heat.  Transfer the pears and the syrup in a bowl.  Allow them to cool completely.

To store, you can place the pears with the syrup in a mason jar or any clean glass container.  The pears can be kept up to six months in the fridge.



Candied Chestnuts | 糖漬甘栗




Candied Chestnuts | 糖漬甘栗 

Ingredients:
5 pounds Chestnuts (I prefer Italian and Korean, but you can certainly use others)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1.5 cups White Sugar
1 cup Water (but it should be enough to cover all chestnuts on the first day)
1 tablespoon Vanilla Paste


材料:
5 磅   栗子 (我用義大利和韓國栗子)
半 杯   黑糖
1.5 杯   白糖
1 杯   水
1 湯匙   雲呢拿醬


DIRECTIONS:


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