Compote de Poires.—Compote of Pears
France
Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 5 ingredients
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Syrup
Source of iron · 3.6 mg per 100 g, 26% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Iron contributes to normal cognitive function.
- Iron contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Iron contributes to normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin.
4 more authorised claims
- Iron contributes to normal oxygen transport in the body.
- Iron contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Iron contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Iron has a role in the process of cell division.
Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development. Your body uses iron to make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body, and myoglobin, a protein that provides oxygen to muscles. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Syrup, Cane”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- Take some pears, pare them if you choose, though they are more frequently served without being peeled;
- take off the bottom, scrape the end of the stalks, and put them in a small earthen pan, putting in a pewter spoon to make them red, some water, a quarter of a pound of sugar, (or more, if the pan be large, and you have many pears,) and a bit of cinnamon;
- cook them upon the fire, and when done, and the sirup not too thin, serve hot.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Chef's knife
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Vegetable peeler