Baked pear with shrimps

Name: Baked pear with shrimps
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 small pears, firm and ripe; 8 slices gouda cheese; 12 medium peeled raw shrimp; 40 g butter; 1 clove of garlic; juice of 1 lemon; 2-3 sprigs of cilantro; extra virgin olive oil for serving; salt, freshly ground black pepper

Cookinero 25 January 2023

How to cook Baked pear with shrimps

Step 1

Pears cut in half. Remove the core with a spoon. On the opposite side, cut off some pulp so that the pear is stable. Drizzle the pears with half the lemon juice. Fry with 20 g of butter on both sides for 2 minutes. Transfer the pears to an ovenproof dish lined with baking paper.

Step 2

Cut the shrimp in half lengthwise, but not all the way through. Each shrimp should open like a "book". Fry with the remaining butter for 1-1.5 minutes. from each side.

Step 3

Finely chop 4 shrimp. Mix with garlic, passed through a press and remaining lemon juice. Spread the filling over the pears, pressing it into the recesses.

Step 4

Top with whole shrimp and a piece of cheese so that the shrimp tails are visible. Bake in the oven at 180°C for 7-10 minutes.

Step 5

Finely chop the cilantro and grind in a mortar with salt and pepper. Take out their oven form. Arrange the pears on plates, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with the spice mixture.