Pear Soup

Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael ChiarelloEpisode: Soup's On!

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
5 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

6 pears
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon minced fresh sage leaves
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
Gray salt
Blue Cheese Bruschetta, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat broiler.

Peel, halve and core the pears. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice to prevent oxidization. Melt butter in an ovenproof skillet over medium-low heat, let cook until butter begins to brown. Add sage to butter, allow to caramelize. Add brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Add pears to mixture, and roll them around to coat thoroughly.

Broil pears in skillet, stirring occasionally, until pears are light brown, about 15 minutes.

Puree pears and brown butter mixture in a blender until smooth. Pour into room temperature soup plates and serve with Blue Cheese Bruschetta. If preparing ahead of time, refrigerate and reheat slightly before serving.

Blue Cheese Bruschetta:

1 loaf walnut bread or raisin bread
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese, crumbled

Preheat broiler.

Slice loaf into finger-wide slices. Cover each slice with butter, then top with blue cheese. Place bread on cookie sheet and broil, with the door open, until the cheese begins to melt, about 30 seconds.

Yield: 5 to 8 servings

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recipe Pear Soup
Mary Woodstock, GA 10-30-2007
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Perfect
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was fantastic and I scored a home run with the bases loaded!!!! It was jsut fantastic.
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Anonymous 06-10-2007
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bangin spring soup
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

wonderfully delicious
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Anonymous 04-11-2007
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A little something different
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I served this as a first course to a traditional Easter dinner. I thought it was delicious and even my husband, who doesn't... typically enjoy something a bit unusual liked it. All of my guests really enjoyed it. I added caramelized onions to the "bruchetta."Read more
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Linda Rae Lake Havasu City, AZ 09-12-2006
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Pear lovers and non-lovers.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am not a big fan of pears. But when I watch this soup being made, I thought it was something I had to try. I was not... disappointed. I ate half the soup at the first setting. I heated the leftovers, very slightly. I thought it could not possibley be as good as the hot soup, but is was. Even cold is good. I will being preparing this recipe for my friends and family.Read more
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Anonymous 09-11-2006
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sucks
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

great
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Anonymous 05-07-2006
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Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This soup was delicious! It's easy to make and works well as desert or the main course. It does make a lot (enough for me... and two others to eat on for three days), so next time I'll cut the recipe in half.Read more