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Foodie Friday! SZÉKELYALMÁS (Pork with Pears and Perry Cream Sauce)

SZÉKELYALMÁS (Pork with Pears and Perry Cream Sauce)

 

Total Time:  30mins (Prep: 15mins, Cook: 15mins)
Serves:   67-recipe-Szekelyalmas_400x400

 

Ingredients
1⁄3 cup olive oil
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
700grans pork loin, cut into 1⁄4 inch thick slices
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1⁄2 cup flour
3 Beurre Bosc Pears, peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
1⁄2 red Holland chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
1 1⁄2 cups Paracombe Premium Perry ‘The Berg’
1 cup chicken stock
1⁄2 cup heavy cream
1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. finely chopped marjoram
1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
Cooked white rice, for serving

 

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tbsp. each oil and butter in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat.  Season pork on both sides with salt and pepper and dredge half the pieces in flour; add to skillet and cook, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides, about 1 minute.  Transfer to a plate and set aside; repeat with 2 tbsp. oil, remaining butter and remaining pork and flour; transfer all pork to plate.
  2. Return skillet to heat and add remaining oil; add pears, garlic, onion and chile, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes.  Add Perry and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.  Add stock, cream and mustard, and bring to a boil; return pork to skillet, and add marjoram.  Reduce heat to medium and cook until pork is cooked through and sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley; serve with rice.

 

Recipe adapted from SAVEUR

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Foodie Friday! Perry, Mustard & Herb Chicken

Perry, Mustard & Herb Chicken

 

Total Time: 40mins (Prep: 5mins, Cook: 35mins)chicken_5
Serves: 4-5

 

Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
750g skinless and boneless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks
2 onions, thickly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
400ml ‘Perfect 5’ Paracombe Premium Perry
175g half-fat crème fraîche
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
small pack parsley, chopped
few thyme sprigs, leaves picked, about ½ tbsp.
cooked rice and Tenderstem broccoli, to serve

 

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large lidded non-stick pan (we used a wide, high-sided frying pan) and cook the chicken for 3-4 mins on each side until browned.  Remove with a slotted spoon, then add the onions to the pan.  Cook for 3 mins, then stir in the garlic and cook for 1 min more.  Pour in the Perry and bring to the boil.  Return the chicken to the pan, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 mins.
  2. After 10 mins, remove the lid and stir in the crème fraîche, mustard and herbs.  Bubble for another 5 mins, then season. Serve with rice and Tenderstem broccoli.

 

Recipe adapted from Good Food magazine, February 2014

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Friday Shake Up! Winter Pear, Apple and Cranberry Sangria

Winter Pear, Apple and Cranberry Sangria

 

Total Time: 10 mins prep + chill time

Serves: 4-6

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Ingredients

  • 1 bottle (750mL) sparkling wine, or try with two bottles of sweet Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 1 cup sparkling water
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 3/4 cup apple juice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 Chamberlain Orchard Bartlett pear, cored, halved, and chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

 

Instructions

  1. Chop fruit and combine with cranberries and cinnamon stick in bottom of pitcher.
  2. Combine liquid and cinnamon. Pour over fruit. Stir well.
  3. Chill for a few hours or overnight. Stir again.
  4. Cheers!

 

Recipe adapted from Luci’s Morsels.

Photo by Luci’s Morsels.

 

 

 

 

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Friday Shake Up! Mulled Pear & Ginger

Mulled Pear & Ginger

If you’re not a fan of mulled wine or fancy something different, this deeply spiced pear and rum drink will warm you up nicely this winter.

 

Total Time: 10 minutes Mulled pear & ginger

Serves: 4-6

 

Ingredients

  • 2 litres Chamberlain Orchards Pear juice (Available from Paracombe Premium Perry, if you fancy something different!)
  • 2 thumb-sized Ginger pieces, sliced
  • 2 ripe Josephine pears, sliced
  • 2 cinnamon sticks, plus extra to serve
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 3 tbsp Light brown sugar
  • Juice of 4 limes, zest of 2
  • 500ml Bacardi Oro, or rum of your choice

 

Instructions

  1. Pour the pear juice into your biggest pan then add the ginger, pears, cinnamon, cardamom and sugar.
  1. Add the zest and juice of the limes, bring everything to the boil and simmer until all of the sugar has dissolved.
  1. Serve warm in glasses or mugs, with a good shot of spiced rum and a cinnamon stick.
  1. Cheers!


Adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Drinks Tube.

 

 

 

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Friday Shake Up! Pear Sidecar

Pear Sidecar

This sweet (but not too sweet) drink should be made one at a time in a cocktail shaker. Energetic shaking and a proper drink-to-ice ratio is key! Enjoy responsibly this long weekend.

 

Total Time: 10 minutes

Serves: Makes one cocktailpear-crostini-su-1654746-x

 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup pear brandy
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened pear juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon simple syrup (see instructions below)
  • 1 or 2 slices fresh pear, about 1/2 inch thick
  • Ice to shake and serve

 

Instructions

  1. To make simple syrup, cook 1/2 cup each sugar and water in a small pan over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture turns clear. Cool before using.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour brandy, pear juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup over ice.
  3. Cover and shake vigorously for 1 minute.
  4. Strain and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with sliced pear. Serve immediately.
  5. Cheers!

 

Adapted from My Recipes

 

 

 

 

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Friday Shake Up! Apple and Pear White Sangria

Apple and Pear White Sangria

This apple and pear white sangria is the perfect beverage to sip on in Autumn!

 

Total Time: 4.5 hours, including chill time

Serves: 4-6

Apple & Pear White Sangria

 

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle sweet fruity white wine – try Moscato
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from two lemons)
  • 1 Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apple, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 1 Chamberlain Orchard Bartlett pear, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 2 cups soda water
  • For extra sweetness, add ½ to 1 bottle of sweet Paracombe Premium Perry, try as you go

 

Instructions

  1. In a large pitcher, combine wine, brandy, lemon zest, and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
  2. Add lemon juice, apple slices, pear slices and mix well.
  3. Place pitcher in refrigerator for 4 hours to chill and allow flavours to blend.
  4. Just before serving, top sangria off with Perry and soda water. You can also strain sangria after chilling to remove lemon zest, if desired.
  5. Cheers!

 

Adapted from a Family Circle recipe and Love Grows Wild.

 

 

 

By |2025-06-26T21:54:26+09:30May 29, 2015|Friday Shake Up!|Comments Off on Friday Shake Up! Apple and Pear White Sangria

Foodie Friday! Warm Pear & Roast Vegetable Salad

Warm Pear & Roast Vegetable Salad 

Today’s winter warming Foodie Friday recipe combines the sweetness of warm baked pears with root vegetables. Enjoy as a meal in itself with a little of your favourite cheese on top (blue cheese is delicious with this!) or, serve as a tasty side salad at dinner.

 

Serves: 6

 

Warm Pear & Roast Vegetable SaladIngredients: 

  • 1 bunch beetroot
  • 4 vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 2 beurre bosc pears, sliced into wedges
  • 1 sweet potato
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 parsnip
  • 1 bulb fennel
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 bunch English spinach, picked, washed, chopped
  • 150g fetta or blue cheese
  • Pinch sugar
  • Pinch chilli flakes
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

 

 Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced.
  1. Trim and wash each beetroot and wrap in foil. Place in oven.
  1. Halve tomatoes horizontally and place in a small baking try. Sprinkle with sugar, chilli, salt and pepper. Drizzle with a couple of teaspoons of olive oil.
  1. Cut pears and remaining vegetables into wedges and combine in a large roasting dish. Toss with salt and pepper and remaining olive oil. Roast in same oven for 30 minutes.
  1. Add spinach on top of vegetables and cook another 5-10 minutes or until wilted.
  1. Peel beetroot and cut into wedges. Toss all vegetables together in a large serving bowl and scatter with cheese.
  1. Enjoy!

 

Recipe courtesy of: Ninemsn Food

 

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Foodie Friday! Warm Pear Cider in Pear Cups

Warm Pear Cider in Pear Cups

It’s freezing in the Adelaide Hills today, with snow forecast for some parts of the state! With that in mind, today’s Foodie Friday is warm and delicious, and of course simple to make. You can pick up the pear juice and pears from Paracombe Premium Perry at a market stall near you!

 

Serves: 4-6 drinksWarm Pear Cider in Pear Cups

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cups pear nectar or juice
  • 1 to 2 cinnamon sticks (plus more for garnish)
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 4 whole anise stars
  • 3/4 cup tequila gold or reposado
  • 4 to 6 pears

 

 Instructions:

  1. Combine pear nectar or juice, cinnamon sticks, cloves and anise stars in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add tequila and stir to incorporate.
  1. Cut off the pear tops and with a sharp knife, carefully outline a rim on your pear cups.
  1. With a melon baller or spoon, hollow out the pears, making sure to leave about 1/4 inch at the bottom and around the edges, creating a cup.
  1. Pour warm nectar into pear cups and enjoy!

 Recipe courtesy of: Rook No. 17

 

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Foodie Friday! Pears Poached in Riesling and Vanilla

Pears Poached in Riesling and Vanilla

Autumn has arrived in Australia and our 2015 harvest is complete! With so many fresh, delicious pears now available, we’ll be bringing you our favourite pear recipes on ‘Foodie Friday’, starting with this weeks’ pears poached in Riesling and vanilla – a perfect autumn dessert.

 

Total time: 1 hourPoached Pears

Serves: 8

 

Ingredients

  • 500ml Riesling
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Peel from one lemon
  • 8 Berre Bosc or William pears
  • 300ml softly whipped cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsbp icing sugar

 

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients except the pears in a big wide pot and bring to a boil stirring for a few minutes to dissolve the sugar, then reduce to a simmer.
  2. Carefully peel your pears then put all together into the simmering liquid. If the pears are not fully covered, add equal quantities of water and wine to cover.
  3. Leave to cook for about 10 minutes if you have ripe pears, or 20 minutes for almost ripe pears. The point of a knife will pierce the pear easily into soft flesh once done. Carefully remove the cooked pears with a slotted spoon and put into a container, standing upright.
  4. Next boil the poaching liquid for 30 – 45 minutes until it is reduced to an aromatic syrup.
  5. Serve warm or cold with whipped vanilla cream – add 1 tsp vanilla paste and 1 tbsp icing sugar to 300 ml softly whipped cream and/or vanilla bean ice cream.
  6. Enjoy!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: From the Kitchen

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Friday Shake Up! Pear Vanilla Cocktail

Pear Vanilla Cocktail

 

It’s Friday night and we need a cocktail! Time to shake up your weekend with this week’s Paracombe Premium Perry Pear Vanilla Cocktail – delicious made with our Bosc pears!

 

Total time: 5 minutes Pear Vanilla Cocktail

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce of vanilla vodka
  • 1 ounce of pear vodka (or pear juice for a slightly sweeter cocktail)
  • Club soda (to fill glass)
  • ½ small Bosc pear
  • Sanding sugar (for garnish)
  • Fresh nutmeg
  • Shaved ice 

(NB: 1 ounce equals approx. two tablespoons)

 

Instructions

  1. Process ice into a shaved-ice texture using a mixer/food processor.
  2. Use a pear slice to moisten glass rim and pour sanding sugar and freshly grated nutmeg onto a plate. Press the moistened rim into the sugar to coat it.
  3. Add the shaved ice to the glass. Pour vodkas (and/or pear juice) and club soda to fill.
  4. Slice Bosc pear rounds and position in glass and stir.
  5. Enjoy!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Swooned

 

 

 

 

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