Pan-fried pears with ginger & chilli butter
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook: -
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 not too ripe pears (we used Conference)
- 50g butter
- ½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped or 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 2 tsp freshly grated ginger or 1 tsp ground ginger
- crème fraîche or yogurt, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Peel the pears and cut into quarters, then remove the cores. Heat a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Add the butter and when it starts to foam, add the chilli and ginger. Stir well to combine, then add the pear quarters.
- STEP 2
Cook for 1-2 mins on each side or until tender and lightly golden. Serve with some crème fraîche or yogurt, if you like.
