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The Tasty Charms of Smoked Pears- Dr. Smoke

SMOKED PEARS PERFECTION!

Pears, pears, everywhere! Why not try your hand with this easy method for smoked pears Depending on where you’re located, you’ll have at least a few varieties of pears to select from. Rather than just enjoy these as a raw fruit, try something truly unique that will give them a kiss of wood flavoring?

Stovetop smoking is so easy and a great way to still enjoy wood-fired flavorings during the winter months, when you may not want to venture out to the grill or smoker. I’ll be highlighting Bosc pears in today’s technique. To do this technique you will need:

• A stovetop smoking pan set up – I’m using the Technique® Cast Iron Smoker Pan
• SmokinLicious® Minuto® Wood Chips Size #4 in your choice of wood species
• Fresh pears – 4 will likely fill the smoker pan one time
• A Chef’s knife, paring knife, and cutting board
• A cooling rack

Pears cut in half

PREPARING THE SMOKED PEARS

When I purchased my Bosc pears, I made sure that they were firm to the touch so that I would have some longevity to their use in recipes for a while. Carefully, wash each pear and then pat dry with a paper towel. I then slice each pear in half, removing the stem tip. This will give me a flat surface to smoke and cook my pears since I am using a stovetop grill pan with my process. That will allow me to form some great grill marks on the pears while they cook. The benefit to using halves of pear is I can feature larger pear cuts in a salad or dessert, highlighting the golden smoked color.

Once the pears are halved and the stems removed, I will core out the seeds and hard seed membrane with a small paring knife. Once that step is complete, I start the heat under my stovetop smoking pan.

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Smoke some Potatoes add cheese for our Smoked Cheesy Potatoes– oh so yummy!

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Below is a recipe for Smoke Cheesy Potatoes (serves 6) that have been made at our events.

Smoked Cheesy Potatoes- Ingredients:

• 1 package frozen diced potatoes or 16 oz. Fresh potato
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cups of shredded white cheddar cheese
• 6 tablespoons of butter
• 1 ½ cups of heavy cream
• ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

In a foil pan, place the diced potatoes, diced red pepper, diced onion, salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle 2 cups of the shredded white cheddar cheese over the potato mixture. Mix gently and set aside. Mix the parmesan cheese and heavy cream together. Pour over the potato mixture. Top with the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Place the foil pan on the smoker grate and smoke at 275° to 300° for 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir mixture a couple of times through the cooking process.

“Made the Smokinlicious® way!”

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Dr. Smoke says Nothing is finer than Smoked Cheesy Potatoes!