Use and Care Manual

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Ginger Steamed Pears
with Vanilla Bean
Mascarpone Cream
Makes 4 servings
Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Cream
(recipe follows)
1 cup medium dry sherry
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 strips lemon zest
(about 2x½ inches each)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4-5 slices fresh ginger
4 pears, about 8 to 10 ounces each
½ whole lemon
Fresh raspberries and chocolate
shavings or candied ginger for garnish
Prepare Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Cream.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use; remove
from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
Place sherry, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice
and ginger in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart
Pressure Cooker. Select Simmer and cook
until the sugar is dissolved. Remove a slice
from the bottom of each pear, and use a small
melon baller to remove the core. Peel the pear
vertically, leaving stripes of peel on the pear.
Rub cut surfaces with lemon half.
Place trivet/rack in cooking pot of the
Cuisinart
Electric Pressure Cooker. Place a
heatproof 8-inch plate on the trivet and arrange
pears on plate. Select High Pressure and cook
for 4 minutes. When audible beep sounds, use
Quick Pressure Release to release pressure.
Remove pears, plate and trivet. Add any liquid
that has accumulated on the plate to the
cooking pot. Let pears cool, then cover and
refrigerate until ready to serve. Select Simmer
and cook the liquid for about 20 to 25 minutes,
until it is reduced by about half (you should
have slightly more than ½ cup after reducing).
Strain and cool.
Place pears on individual dessert plates. Drizzle
with chilled ginger syrup and garnish with a
little dollop of Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Cream,
fresh raspberries and chocolate shavings or
candied ginger. If desired, stuff hollow of pear
with Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Cream.
Nutritional information per serving (pear only):
Calories 236 (3% from fat) • carb. 48g • pro. 1g
• fat 1g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 6g
• calc. 31mg • fiber 6g
Vanilla Bean Mascarpone
Cream
Makes 4 servings
½ vanilla bean
8 ounces mascarpone cheese, softened
to room temperature
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
2 teaspoons milk
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Split vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Scrape
out the seeds with the back of a knife. Place
vanilla seeds, cheese, sugar, milk, and vanilla
in a small bowl. Stir with a whisk until smooth
(this may also be done with a hand mixer,
hand blender or food processor). Refrigerate
until ready to use. Remove from refrigerator 30
minutes before using to soften.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 269 (91% from fat) • carb. 2g • pro. 4g
• fat 26g • sat. fat 14g • chol. 70mg • sod. 31mg
• calc. 83mg • fiber 0g