Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears


Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
A rice pudding a bit atypical, no sugar added, but chestnut cream instead, and served in a verrine with diced poached pears.
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Last modified on: February 12th 2023

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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears

Rice pudding with chestnuts

Blanch 125 g rice in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Drain it.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Pour this rice into a non-stick pan with 1 litre whole milk and 200 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons).

Stage 4 - 40 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Place on low heat and cook gently, stirring occasionally...

Stage 5
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
...until the rice has absorbed almost all the milk.

Stage 6
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
You should obtain a creamy rice pudding with a delicious chestnut taste.

Let cool, uncovered.

Stage 7 - 20 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Prepare 200 g Chantilly cream...

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
... and add it to the cooled rice pudding.

Proceed gently, to keep as much as possible the lightness of the Chantilly, and thus lighten the rice pudding.

Reserve in the refrigerator.

Stage 9 - 10 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears

Poached pears

Peel 3 Pears, remove the core, then cut into small pieces and sprinkle with the juice of ½ lemon.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Pour into a saucepan over medium heat 500 ml Poaching syrup, and when it is simmering pour in the pear pieces.

Poach until tender, then cool in the syrup, uncovered.

Stage 11 - 5 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Once cold, drain them.

Stage 12 - 2 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears

Montage

This is not necessary, but you can decorate each glass with a trail of chestnut cream.

Stage 13 - 2 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Fill with half of the rice pudding.

Stage 14 - 1 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Then 1/4 of the poached pear pieces.

Stage 15
Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
Serve, not too cold if possible, i.e. out of the fridge 30 minutes before tasting.
Remarks
For a fancier version, add a sprinkling of marron glacé on top of the pears in the verrine.

As usual with the poaching syrup, you can salvage it for later use, even in another recipe.
Keeping
1 day in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.
Source
From Bastien Girard.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,279 Kcal or 9,542 Kj63 gr299 gr91 gr
114 %24 %28 %14 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
107 Kcal or 448 Kj3 gr14 gr4 gr
5 %1 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
570 Kcal or 2,386 Kj16 gr75 gr23 gr
28 %6 %7 %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
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 5.40 €
  • Per person : 1.35 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Whole milkWhole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vanilla ice cream, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Paris flan filling, Pistachio confectioner's custard, ... All
Poaching syrupPoaching syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear verbena tarts, Poire Belle Hélène, Peach and green tea tart, Citrus tart, Peach Melba, ... All
Chantilly creamChantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear verbena tarts, Coupe Augustin, Millefeuille, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Chouquettes, ... All
Sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons)Sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs, Chestnut mousse in a whipper , Chestnut moelleux, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Chestnut cake, ... All
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