Sausage-Stuffed Baked Pears
From greekgirrrl 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This easy and impressive dish makes the best out of breakfast’s sweet and savory elements: a ripe pear stuffed with a tasty mélange of breakfast sausage and spices. By Ray Lee
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil shopping list
- 6 1/2 firm medium pears (such as Bosc or Anjou) shopping list
- 1/2 medium red onion, small dice (about 1 cup) shopping list
- 1 celery rib, small dice (about 1/4 cup) shopping list
- 1 medium clove garlic, minced shopping list
- 1/2 pound breakfast sausage links shopping list
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups fresh breadcrumbs shopping list
- 3 tablespoons whole milk shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1 teaspoon paprika shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Peel and core 1/2 pear, then cut into small dice. Combine diced pear with onion and celery and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add mixture to the frying pan and sauté until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until just soft, about 1 minute more.
- Remove pear mixture from heat and transfer to a medium bowl. Allow mixture to cool in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
- Remove sausage from its casing. Crumble sausage into cooled pear mixture. Add egg, breadcrumbs, milk, cinnamon, and paprika. Mix well. (To ensure mixture is properly seasoned, form a small patty and sauté it in a pan over medium heat until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Taste and adjust seasoning. Repeat if necessary.)
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Cut remaining 6 pears in half lengthwise and remove the stems. Cut off a small slice from the uncut side of each pear to create a flat base for the pear to rest on while roasting. Using a melon baller or a small spoon, scoop out the core and another 1/2 inch or so around the core to create a hole for the sausage mixture. Season each pear with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Divide sausage mixture among pears, filling each half generously. Place stuffed pears in a baking dish. Bake until pears are soft and stuffing is browned on top and cooked through, about 35 minutes.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
Love the sweet and savory here. A keeper to try - thanks so much!!
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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Yummy, pears! Sounds heavenly!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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