Poached Pear In Orange Juice

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 large firm ripe pear
• 1 orange, juice of
• 1 large tangerine (mandarin)
• 1 sprig mint (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel pear, halve it lengthways and remove the seeds with a melon baller. use a small, sharp knife to neatly remove the hard core leading to the stem.
• 2 put the pear, cut side down, in a small saucepan with the orange juice, cover and bring to simmering point then cook gently for 8-10 minutes, just until tender, turning the halves over after 5 mins and spooning some of the juice over them.
• 3 leave to cool in the juice. peel the mandarin, divide into segments and remove the membrane covering each segment.
• 4 put pear half in each bowl and spoon pan juices over. arrange mandarin segments around and decorate with a mint sprig.
• 5 serve chilled or at room temperature.