Carmelized Pears With Bleu Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 stick butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

2 firm but ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored and halved.

Maytag bleu cheese to taste

Frisee as edible garnish

Preparation

Melt butter in heavy pan, add sugar,cinnamon and stir until well mixed (the sugar does not dissolve). Add pears cut side down and Saute over medium low heat, occasionally spooning sauce over pears until carmelized – up to 25 minutes depending on heaviness of pan. When completed, place pears on plate, sprinkle crumbled bleu cheese over pears to taste and top with small pieces of frisee.