Roasted pears with amaretti and amaretto
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons | Di Saronno Amaretto or other |
| ; almond-flavored liqueur | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Balsamic vinegar |
| 4 | Firm-ripe Bartlett pears; halved lengthwise | |
| ; and cored | ||
| ⅓ | cup | Water |
| 4 | Amaretti cookies; (Italian almond | |
| ; macaroons; 1 | ||
| ; inches in | ||
| ; diameter), crumbled | ||
Directions
Preheat oven to 425øF.
Mix Amaretto and vinegar in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Put pears, cut sides down, in dish.
Roast pears 15 minutes. Add water and roast until pears are tender but still hold their shape, 8 to 10 minutes more.
Arrange pears, cut sides up, on a platter and spoon pan juices over them.
Sprinkle with half of cookie crumbs, then baste with pan juices. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs and serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 4 servings.
Gourmet November 1999
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 2 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 3mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.