9 williams white wine Recipes

dry or off-dry white wine , preferably riesling or gruner veltliner, star anise, two 1/4-inch-thick slices fresh ginger, green cardamom pods, honey , or to taste, pear brandy , such as poire williams, asian pear

dry white wine, pear juice or pear nectar, sugar, whole green cardamom pods, crushed in resealable plastic bag with mallet, diameter rounds peeled fresh ginger (each about 1/8 inch thick ), cinnamon sticks, broken in half, firm but ripe anjou pears (3 to 31/4 lb), peeled, high-quality white chocolate (such as lindt or perugina), finely chopped, poire williams (clear pear brandy), water, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, mascarpone cheese, chilled heavy whipping cream, soft ladyfingers,** separated, chilled heavy whipping cream, minced crystallized ginger, white chocolate curls, powdered sugar

chicken legs, chicken thighs, carrots, cut into 1/2 inch dice, stalk celery, cut into 1/2 inch dice, onion, cut into 1/2 inch dice, leek, white part only, thinly sliced, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, whole black peppercorn , tied in cheesecloth, vegetable oil, veal demi-glace (concentrate available from whole foods market and williams-sonoma, organic chicken stock can be subs), butter, softened, red wine (preferably zinfandel), salt & freshly ground black pepper, vegetable oil, white pearl onions, peeled (about 8 oz), chicken stock, salt & freshly ground black pepper, thick slab bacon, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, shiitake mushrooms , cut into 1/2 inch wide slices, button mushrooms, quartered, thyme or 6 sprigs rosemary

boneless skinless chicken breasts (5-6 oz. each), unsalted butter, vegetable oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, chopped shallots or 1/4 cup onion, dijon-style mustard , to taste, heavy double cream, dry white wine, chopped fresh parsley, to serve

dry white wine, ripe bartlett pears, sugar, seckel pears (24 very small or 16 small), egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, poire william (pear eau-de-vie), unsalted butter, poire william, unflavored gelatin (from a 1/4-oz envelope)

beets , scrubbed and trimmed (about 2 lbs), yellow onion, cut into quarters, chicken stock or 8 cups prepared broth, sugar, cucumbers, peeled, seeded and julienned, chopped fresh dill, fresh lemon juice, unseasoned rice wine vinegar, salt & freshly ground black pepper, sour cream, fresh ground white pepper

boneless beef short ribs, cut into 1-inch inch dice, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, prosciutto, cut into 1/4-inch inch squares, cremini mushroom, cut into cubes (button mushrooms works just as well ), unsalted butter , cut into cubes, all-purpose flour, red wine, beef demi-glace, beef stock, chopped fresh thyme, bay leaf, white pearl onions, chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, sheet puff pastry , 10-inch-11-inch square, egg water, lightly beaten, water, lightly beaten