Poached Pears in Red Wine
This red wine poached pear recipe is a perfect dessert option for cold winter nights or as an elegant, "fancy" brunch dish. The recipe maximizes the pear's, natural sweetness.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 large pears, Anjou or Bartlett, with stems intact
- 1 bottle Pinot Noir or other light fruity red wine, (750 ml)
- 2 cups water
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 Vanilla bean
- 0.25 teaspoon clove powder
- 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 inch long
- Raspberry syrup, optional
Instructions
- Peel the pears with a peeler, leaving stems on. Combine the wine, water, sugar, vanilla, clove powder, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Add the pears and poach in barely simmering the liquid for 35 to 40 minutes or until pink in color with soft centers. Turn them occasionally to cook evenly (set a clean cloth on top of the liquid to keep them submerged). Let the pears cool to room temperature in the liquid and store in the fridge.
- Serve as is with some of the red wine or with raspberry syrup.
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Notes
Do not discard the remaining wine; it could be used to make vin chaud or red wine sorbet.
