Pears and caramelised walnut samosas


Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Samosas are small parcels of filling wrapped in brik (or filo) sheets and either shallow or deep fried. Here is a sweet version, with pears and caramelised walnuts.
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Last modified on: October 13th 2010

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Stage 1 - 15 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Peel 4 Pears, cut into 4 and discard the core of each quarter.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Cut each quarter into small pieces and sprinkle with juice of ½ lemon.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
In a frying pan on high heat fire, melt 30 g Clarified butter, then add pears.

Cook until they are browned, then add 2 tablespoons caster sugar.

Cook a few more minutes, stirring from time to time, until they caramelise. Set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Finely chop 100 g walnut kernels.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
In a frying pan on high heat, put walnuts and 2 tablespoons caster sugar.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Start to stir as soon as the sugar begins to melt, and continue until it caramelises. Set aside.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Prepare samosas:

Take a half a brik (or filo)sheet and fold in half to make a long strip.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Place a tablespoon of pears + walnuts at one end of the strip.

Stage 9 - 1 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Fold the pastry over the mixture at an angle.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Then fold over again to form a small triangle.

Stage 11
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
You should be left with a "flap" at the end.

Stage 12 - 1 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Wet this end with a brush dipped in a little water or egg-white.

Stage 13 - 30 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
And stick onto the triangle to seal it and finish the samosa.

Do the same with all the 6 sheets of brick pastry.

Stage 14
The whole of this operation is a bit difficult to show, but you can also see how it's done in this short video.

Stage 15 - 1 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Just before serving heat some oil in a frying pan, and fry the samosas until golden brown...

Stage 16 - 5 min.
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
... all over.

Note: you can also cook samosas in a deep-fat fryer.

Stage 17
Pears and caramelised walnut samosas
Serve on a plate, about 3 samosas per guest, with any left over pear and walnut filling, and surrounded with custard sauce (crème anglaise) for example.
Remarks
It is not very obvious from the photographs, but the walnuts should be chopped quite finely as small pieces are easier to fold up in the pastry sheet.
Keeping
To eat right now.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,744 Kcal or 7,302 Kj22 gr218 gr87 gr
87 %9 %21 %13 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
169 Kcal or 708 Kj2 gr21 gr8 gr
8 %1 %2 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
436 Kcal or 1,825 Kj6 gr54 gr22 gr
22 %2 %5 %3 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts, Gluten, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.04 €
  • Per person : 1.01 €

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