Salt Roasted Pears

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 anjou pears
• 5 cups coarse pickling salt
• 8 whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 4 star anise
• 4 slices fresh ginger, cut into strips
• 2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
• 4 ounces brie cheese, cheese
• 1/2 cup roasted almonds

Recipe

• 1 using a melon baller, or small spoon, scoop out the bottom and core of each pear.
• 2 pour 1/2 of the salt into a deep casserole dish and push pears stem side down in salt and cover with remaining salt, leaving pear cavities open.
• 3 divide cloves, cinnamon, star anise, and ginger among pear cavities. drizzle each with liqueur. bake in a 350f oven for about 1 hour or until tender when pierced with knife.
• 4 remove pears from salt and brush any salt off. remove spices and cut each pear into six thick slices. serve with cheese and nuts.