Use your freezer for this "poached" Asian pear dessert.

Cryo-poached Asian pears with goji syrup

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December 1, 2021

Cryo-Poached Asian Pears With Goji Syrup

This recipe uses the same freezing and thawing technique to mimic a traditional Chinese poached pear dish that's often served as a dessert. In a sense, the freeze-thawing technique "cryo-poaches" the pears, producing a wonderfully soft and juicy texture that's reminiscent of a poached pear while maintaining the uncooked fruit's bright and fresh flavor. The dish is finished with a light syrup infused with the natural sweetness of goji berries, fragrant sweet osmanthus flowers or mildly buttery chrysanthemum, and rock sugar, all balanced by the bitterness of two types of Chinese almonds. Like most Chinese desserts, this dish is subtle. It can be served as a refreshing end to a heavier meal or even as an elegant palate cleanser before dessert proper. Get the recipe

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