Savory Pear Clafouti

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pears, ripe (red anjou or comice)
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (plus extra for ramekins)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel, core, quarter and slice the pears very thin. melt the 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and sauté the slices until they soften, without letting them brown, about 7 minutes.
• 2 remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• 3 heat the oven to 400°f
• 4 butter 4 (4-inch-wide) ramekins or tart pans.
• 5 mix the eggs and cream in a bowl and season with the salt and pepper. stir in the pears. divide the mixture among the ramekins.
• 6 bake 15 minutes.
• 7 let the clafouti sit 5 minutes, then turn out onto serving plates.
• 8 garnish with cracked black pepper.