Steamed Red Anjou Pear In Chrysanthemum Tea

Red Anjou pears are my recent obsession. Weeks ago, I used it in a foil-baked chicken recipe. I steamed the pears this time. Since I was tasked to work with chrysanthemums in a Little Thumbs Up event, I went with that to give my pear dessert a floral aroma.

Steamed Red Anjou Pear In Chrysanthemum Tea

The flavour turned out beautifully. It was smooth, with a well-rounded sweetness that made me wish I had added more liquid so that there was more to savour. But then again, more isn't always better! The sauce would have been diluted.

Steamed Red Anjou Pear In Chrysanthemum Tea
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp dried Chrysanthemums (rinsed)
- 1 red Anjou pear (halved, seeds removed and sliced ¾ of the way as shown in the pics)
- 1 tbsp honey

How-to:
1) Steep dried Chrysanthemums in 1½ cup hot water for about 10 minutes)
2) Pre-heat steamer.
3) Place halved pear pieces onto a steaming plate.
4) Pour steeped Chrysanthemum tea through a fine-mesh strainer over the pears.
5) Drizzle honey over.
6) Steam for 15 minutes.

1) Dried Chrysanthemums being steeped in hot water.
2) Remove seeds from pear.
3) Place sliced pear onto a steaming plate. Pour Chrysanthemum tea and drizzle honey over.
4) Steam for 15 minutes.

Heavenly Steamed Red Anjou Pear In Chrysanthemum Tea

Enjoy!

With that, Happy Chinese New Year from all of us at Sweet Home-Chefs.
We wish you Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up - Feb 2016 which is organised by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids and Doreen from My Little Favourite DIY, and hosted by Sweet Home-Chefs.