Dessert
Pears with Qeshta
A sweet little fusion of two cuisines: soft poached pears with cloves and cinnamon…served over creamy qeshta and pistachios. ✨🍐
15 min prep
20 min cook
Elements
Pears
- 4 Pears: 4 ripe pears (firm)
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup sugar
- 5 cloves 5 cloves
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Qeshta: 4 cups milk
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 1 tbsp rose water
- 1 tbsp orange blossom water
- Pistachios for topping
Alchemy
- Peel pears.
- Combine water, sugar, and spices; heat until sugar dissolves and syrup thickens slightly.
- Add pears and cook until tender (about 15 min).
- Spread qeshta on a plate.
- Place pear on top and drizzle extra syrup.
- Finish with pistachios and rose petals (optional).
- Qeshta: Heat milk with white vinegar until it curdles.
- Strain gently and keep the curds.
- Add rose water and orange blossom water.
