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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 19th 2026
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 Pears - 2
½ lemon - 3
30 g clarified butter - 4
100 g walnut kernels - 5
2 tablespoons caster sugar - 6
6 sheets of brick pastry - 7
real custard sauce (crème anglaise) - 8
a little Oil - 9 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- Total weight: 1,030 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
1 hour 1 min.
Cooking
20 min.
All in all
1 hour 21 min.
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Step by step recipe
Step 1 - ⌛ 15 min.
Peel 4 Pears, cut into 4 and discard the core of each quarter.
Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut each quarter into small pieces and sprinkle with juice of ½ lemon.
Step 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
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.
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.
Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Finely chop 100 g walnut kernels.
Step 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
In a frying pan on high heat, put walnuts and 2 tablespoons caster sugar.
Step 6 - ⌛ 5 min.
Start to stir as soon as the sugar begins to melt, and continue until it caramelises. Set aside.
Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
Prepare samosas:
Take a half a brik (or filo)sheet and fold in half to make a long strip.
Take a half a brik (or filo)sheet and fold in half to make a long strip.
Step 8 - ⌛ 1 min.
Place a tablespoon of pears + walnuts at one end of the strip.
Step 9 - ⌛ 1 min.
Fold the pastry over the mixture at an angle.
Step 10 - ⌛ 2 min.
Then fold over again to form a small triangle.
Step 11
You should be left with a "flap" at the end.
Step 12 - ⌛ 1 min.
Wet this end with a brush dipped in a little water or egg-white.
Step 13 - ⌛ 30 min.
And stick onto the triangle to seal it and finish the samosa.
Do the same with all the 6 sheets of brick pastry.
Do the same with all the 6 sheets of brick pastry.
Step 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.
Step 15 - ⌛ 1 min.
Just before serving heat some oil in a frying pan, and fry the samosas until golden brown...
Step 16 - ⌛ 5 min.
... all over.
Note: you can also cook samosas in a deep-fat fryer.
Note: you can also cook samosas in a deep-fat fryer.
Step 17
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: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 2 g RDI=3 % | 20 g RDI=8 % | 9 g RDI=12 % | 166 kcal RDI=8 % | 697 kJ RDI=8 % |
| Per person | 6 g RDI=9 % | 52 g RDI=20 % | 22 g RDI=30 % | 427 kcal RDI=21 % | 1,787 kJ RDI=21 % |
| Whole recipe | 22 g RDI=35 % | 208 g RDI=79 % | 87 g RDI=120 % | 1,707 kcal RDI=85 % | 7,149 kJ RDI=85 % |
How much will it cost?
For 4 people
4.05 €
Per person
1.05 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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