earl grey salt baked asian pears This technique may seem strange at first, but trust me when I say this time honored style of baking food will knock your socks off. It’s common knowledge at this point that salt added to fruit enhances sweetness, reduce bitterness, and amplifies flavor to the max. Salt baking is one of my favorite ways to prepare thick skinned fruits, vegetables, starches, etc. *and YES, using my method below you CAN AND SHOULD keep the salt after baking. It’s still perfectly usable and still very flavorful. NO, the salt won’t taste like pears after you’ve baked it. NO, your pears won’t taste like a salt mine, they’ll just be the most tender, perfect, and scrumptious pears you’ve ever had. — — Ingredients 5-6 asian pears (often also called sand pears) 2-3 cups kosher salt (you may need more or less depending on the size of your container) 3 tbsp earl grey tea 3 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves — — — Process Preheat the oven to 350F. Arrange pears upright i...