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Mulled Pears and Apples

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Mulled Pears and Apples

Mulled Pears and Apples

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Equipment

  • - Multifunction Food Processor (ideal for chopping fruits such as pears and apples efficiently)

  • - High-Speed Blender (great for pureeing fruits if a smooth consistency is required)

  • - Large Dutch Oven (perfect for simmering or cooking stews and braises, suitable for larger batches of mulled dishes)

  • - Heavy Duty Pot with Lid (good for slow-cooking preparations such as fruit ciders on a stovetop)

  • - Ceramic Heat Pad Set (for gently cooling your dish after cooking without water damage)

  • - Stainless Steel Slow Cooker (excellent for making mulled fruits at low temperatures over several hours to enhance flavors)

  • - Silicone Spatula Set (versatile utensils suitable for stirring and serving tasks in various cookware sizes)

  • - Glass Mixing Bowls (various sizes, useful for preparation steps requiring mixing or holding ingredients before cooking)

  • - Large Cookie Sheet with Silicone Bottom (good for baking apple-based dishes like pies and preparing pie crusts in a pan)

  • - Digital Kitchen Scale (ensures accurate measurement of ingredients for consistency and taste in recipes)

Ingredients

  • 4 quarts apple juice

  • 2 cinnamon sticks (each 3 inches long)

  • 1 large piece crystallized ginger

  • 6 whole cloves

  • 1 lemon, halved

  • 4 Fuji apples, or other cooking apples

  • 4 Bartlett or Anjou pears

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Fill a large, heavy pot with apple juice. Tie the cinnamon sticks, ginger, and cloves together in a cheesecloth bag with kitchen string and add to the juice. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes, partially covered, to infuse flavors.
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Instruction 2

Meanwhile, squeeze the lemon into a large bowl and fill with water. Core the apples and pears from the bottom and peel them. Drop immediately into the lemon water (to prevent browning) until poaching time.
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Instruction 3

Carefully add apples to the boiling poaching liquid, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to a bowl. Add the pears to the liquid and poach until tender, about 8 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
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Instruction 4

Cool the poaching liquid to room temperature and discard spice bag. Return fruit to the liquid and refrigerate overnight.
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Instruction 5

To serve, place the fruit, stem-ends up, on a cake stand or platter. Strain some of the liquid over the fruit.
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