Honey Ham With Asian Pears Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Score ham all over in a diamond pattern; insert cloves into diamonds. Place the ham in a large roasting pan. Pour cider and 1 cup honey over the ham. Bake 1 hour, basting with pan juices halfway through.
• Add cinnamon and pears to pan. Bake 45 minutes, basting twice. Sprinkle cranberries over pears; bake until pears are tender and cranberries begin to burst, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven. Using a slotted spoon, transfer fruit to a shallow bowl; cover with foil, and set aside.
• Ladle juices from pan into a medium saucepan. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup honey, the sugar, and ginger. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Cook until mixture is syrupy and has reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Pour glaze over ham; bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven; brush ham with glaze from pan. Let rest 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board, and carve. Pour pan juices over pears and cranberries in bowl; serve with ham.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place ham, cut end down, in a large baking pan.
• Mix pear nectar and orange juice in a bowl.
• Bake ham for 15 minutes per pound basting frequently with juices.
• Mix brown sugar and honey together in a small bowl.
• Brush mixture over ham and bake for another hour or until internal temperature reads 140°F.
• Honey Baked Ham corporation uses a butane torch to caramelize the glaze to a crust.
• The ham is placed on top of a huge metal drum covered with foil and caramelized.

Steps:

• Place chopped pears into a large pot, and pour pineapple juice over them to prevent them from browning. Stir in sugar, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir frequently to prevent scorching. When the pears are at a full boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the mixture is the color and texture of honey. The longer you cook it, the thicker it gets. Cooking time is usually 2 to 3 hours.
• Ladle into hot sterile jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Wipe rims with a clean damp cloth, and seal jars with lids and rings. Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes, or the amount of time recommended by your local extension for your area.

Steps:

• Lay the ham slices out in the rice bowl of a steamer. Sprinkle with the brown sugar. Steam for 25 minutes, adding more water as needed.
• When the ham is nearly finished cooking, combine the soy sauce, water and honey in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and keep warm.
• Add the pear slices to the steaming dish. Brush the pears and ham slices with some of the sauce. Steam for 5 more minutes.
• Pour the remainder of the sauce over and garnish with the green onion before serving.

Steps:

• Slice off the top of pear and save as a lid.
• Fill each pear with 1 tablespoon of each the honey and cognac.
• Place lid back on and steam the pears for about 10 min.
• or until tender.
• Serve Hot.
• Optional: You can place pear atop of your favorite almond or sugar cookie with additional honey drizzled on top.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut 4 pieces of parchment paper to measure 12 square inches each. Juice lemon into a small bowl. Halve each pear horizontally. Dip cut sides of pear in lemon juice (to prevent browning). Using a melon baller, remove core from each half.
• Place 1 star anise in cored center of each pear. Drizzle 1 tablespoon honey over each star anise.
• Place a pear half, cut side up, on each piece of paper. Working with one piece at a time, hold pear half in paper in the palm of your hand; gather edges of paper around fruit with your free hand. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Pour 1 tablespoon vermouth into pear half in parchment. Twist paper tightly around top of each fruit to seal. Bake 45 minutes; pears should be tender. Transfer packets to shallow bowls. Serve immediately, opening packets at the table.

Steps:

• Place pears in a food processor; process until finely chopped. In a Dutch oven, combine pears and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in pineapple; cook and stir 5 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Ladle hot liquid into 6 hot half-pint jars; wipe rims. Seal and allow to cool. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. In a large oven-safe saucepan, bring sugar and 3 cups water to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add wine, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, tea leaves, and orange zest; bring to a boil again. Add pears, remove from heat, and cover; transfer to oven.
• Bake pears 1 1/2 hours, turning every half hour until tender but still crisp.
• Remove from oven; let stand until cool enough to handle. Serve warm in cooking liquid.

Steps:

• Lay the ham slices out in a flat, heatproof dish. Mix together the sauce ingredients. Heat the oil in deep fryer. When oil is ready, add the pears and deep-fry briefly (for about 30 seconds). Carefully remove the pears and drain on a tempura rack or paper towels. Lay the pears on top of the ham slices. Sprinkle the rock sugar over the ham/pear mixture. Steam the ham for about 25 minutes. When the ham is nearly finished steaming, give the sauce ingredients a quick re-stir, place in a heavy bottomed pot and heat to a boil. Stir to thicken. Place the ham on a serving platter and pour the sauce over. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Blend ricotta, honey and vanilla extract in a food processor until smooth; transfer to a bowl.
• Cover bowl and refrigerate until ricotta mixture is slightly set, about 2 hours.
• Just before serving, slice pears lengthwise into wide sections; gently toss pear slices in a small bowl with lemon juice.
• Divide ricotta mixture among 6 wineglasses.
• Top with pear slices and serve.