FoodPear season delight: Pickled pear recipe for gourmet additions

Pear season delight: Pickled pear recipe for gourmet additions

Pears in vinegar
Pears in vinegar
Images source: © Kingdom of Pots
Katarzyna Gileta

2 August 2024 21:28

Pear season is starting to pick up, so we have a tried-and-tested recipe for fruits pickled in vinegar brine. Prepared this way, they make an excellent addition to roasted meats and should definitely be in your home pantry.

Pickling is a food processing method that allows us to enjoy the taste of our favourite dishes for many months. Unlike freezing or drying, this culinary technique gives food products a unique, specific flavour.

The pickling process involves adding vinegar to various types of vegetables or fruits. Preserves can easily be added to daily meals or used as a tasty appetiser.

Pears in vinegar brine are an excellent, original addition to desserts and meat dishes. Preparing such a delicacy is not complicated at all. Joanna's recipe from the blog "The Kingdom of Pots" will certainly be helpful.

Pears in vinegar - recipe

Ingredients:

              
  • 3 kilos of hard pears - conference variety,
  • 5 cloves per jar,
  • a piece of cinnamon,
  • 1.2 litres of water,
  • 1.2 kilos of sugar,
  • 0.22 litres of 10% vinegar

Preparation method:

  1. Wash, peel, and cut the pears lengthwise in half, removing the seed core. Place the peeled pears in water acidified with lemon juice.
  2. Boil water with sugar. Place the pears in batches and cook for 5 minutes when it starts boiling.
  3. Then, place the pears into sterilised jars. Add cloves and cinnamon to each.
  4. Pour vinegar into the boiling syrup in which the pears were cooked and bring it to a boil (keep it covered).
  5. Fill the jars with the hot brine, seal, and pasteurise for 15 minutes. Cool the jars upside down.