Dutch stewed pears

[Bamm]

Heya guys,

So two days ago I made a traditional Dutch side dish. We often eat it on the side with Christmas dinner for example, but i like it all year round.

So it's made of a Dutch variety of pear that is made to stew. Those pears are a lot harder (kinda like they aren't ripe yet), so they don't fall into small bits when you stew them. So we had some of those pears left from the holidays, and I decided to make some stewed pears of my own based on how mom always made them.. aka with LOTS of red wine (NO water), cinnamon and sugar ^^

And then I just left it to simmer for four hours. Most people do that a lot less long, but from my experience this is the only way to let them really take up that wine, you can taste the difference.

They taste great, even if I say so myself

Oh and they can be a lot prettier when you just peel them, but leave the pears whole otherwise, but I always feel like the taste suffers from it with the wine not reaching the inside. Think something like this:

Edited January 9 by Bamm

[Essssieeee]

Lekker hoor!

[Smeggie]

39 minutes ago, Bamm said:

Heya guys,

So two days ago I made a traditional Dutch side dish. We often eat it on the side with Christmas dinner for example, but i like it all year round.

So it's made of a Dutch variety of pear that is made to stew. Those pears are a lot harder (kinda like they aren't ripe yet), so they don't fall into small bits when you stew them. So we had some of those pears left from the holidays, and I decided to make some stewed pears of my own based on how mom always made them.. aka with LOTS of red wine (NO water), cinnamon and sugar ^^

And then I just left it to simmer for four hours. Most people do that a lot less long, but from my experience this is the only way to let them really take up that wine, you can taste the difference.

They taste great, even if I say so myself

Oh and they can be a lot prettier when you just peel them, but leave the pears whole otherwise, but I always feel like the taste suffers from it with the wine not reaching the inside. Think something like this:

I absolutely LOVE pears.  Especially pears with a firmer flesh.  These look Bamalicious!!

[TBB]

Looks GOOD!!!

[WeednFeed]

I like Bosc pears! Seems like you can’t go wrong with cinnamon and sugar. 

[Dukoo]

Lekker stoof peertje niks mis mee. 

[Chris]

On 1/9/2025 at 6:48 PM, Bamm said:

Heya guys,

So two days ago I made a traditional Dutch side dish. We often eat it on the side with Christmas dinner for example, but i like it all year round.

So it's made of a Dutch variety of pear that is made to stew. Those pears are a lot harder (kinda like they aren't ripe yet), so they don't fall into small bits when you stew them. So we had some of those pears left from the holidays, and I decided to make some stewed pears of my own based on how mom always made them.. aka with LOTS of red wine (NO water), cinnamon and sugar ^^

And then I just left it to simmer for four hours. Most people do that a lot less long, but from my experience this is the only way to let them really take up that wine, you can taste the difference.

They taste great, even if I say so myself

Oh and they can be a lot prettier when you just peel them, but leave the pears whole otherwise, but I always feel like the taste suffers from it with the wine not reaching the inside. Think something like this:

Good on pancakes!

[iboomboom]

Good Good... you're coming along nicely on your way to making me a sandwich.

[Dukoo]

14 hours ago, Chris said:

Good on pancakes!

Yes, made by someone called Patricia perhaps. 

[BlackRose]

Poached pears!!!

[codpiece]

I am in Amsterdam often, I order you to bring me some!!!!

[J3st3r]

Going to attempt to make Pear Cobbler tomorrow. Love pears. Not as good as freshly picked peaches but they are really really good.

This site has some decent recipes. https://www.allrecipes.com/pear-cobbler-recipe-6648732

Anyone try Asian pears? Pyrus pyrifolia AKA Nashi Pear  They are smaller and round similar size to a big plum but they are really really sweat. The orchard up the hill from our house experimented with growing a couple rows of trees. The trees actually grew decent sized but did not produce enough fruit to make them profitable.

Edited January 14 by J3st3r

[Dukoo]

On 1/13/2025 at 3:24 AM, codpiece said:

I am in Amsterdam often, I order you to bring me some!!!!

For you i make some, made with love and nothing but love

[codpiece]

Still luv you @Dukoo!

[Dukoo]

28 minutes ago, codpiece said:

Still luv you @Dukoo!

Love you right back buddy  

 

[J3st3r]

lol @Dukoo DEECH!

[Dukoo]

On 1/20/2025 at 8:46 AM, J3st3r said:

lol @Dukoo DEECH!

Whatsup Beeeetch  
Hope you are doing well my friend. Good to see you.