Dessert

Roasted Pear & Gochugaru Brown Butter Panna Cotta with Candied Sesame Brittle & Crispy Sage Oil

Name: Roasted Pear & Gochugaru Brown Butter Panna Cotta with Candied Sesame Brittle & Crispy Sage Oil
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: For panna cotta:; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup heavy cream; ⅓ cup whole milk; 2 tbsp honey or sugar; ½ tsp gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes), finely ground or sieved; ½ vanilla bean, split and scraped (or ¼ tsp vanilla extract); 1 leaf gelatin (or ½ tsp powdered gelatin, bloomed); Pinch of fine sea salt; For roasted pears:; 2 firm-ripe pears, halved and cored; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 1 star anise pod; For candied sesame brittle:; 5 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp water; ¼ tsp sea salt; 2 tbsp sesame seeds (white or black); ½ tsp sesame oil; For burnt sage oil:; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 8 fresh sage leaves; 1 clove fermented black garlic, thinly sliced; Fleur de sel

A bold autumn finale: silky panna cotta infused with brown butter and a whisper of Korean gochugaru (red chili) for subtle heat, crowned with a shard of shattered candied sesame brittle and finished with drizzled burnt sage beurre noisette. Served alongside a roasted pear half caramelized in its own juices—every element speaks to measured ambition and layered flavor.

1412calper serving 43gprotein 76gcarbs 108gfat 30min prep 45min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this