Wine-Poached Pears
Anelegant and decadent fruity dessert for party feasts…. The natural sweetness ofthe pears compliments the delicious red wine, orangejuice, vanilla extract and warm spicesgreatly.
Ingredients
- Non-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 cup red wine
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 samll orange peel piece;
- 3-4 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 medium bosc pears peeled
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, place all theingredients except for pears over medium heatand cook until boiling, stirring continuously.
- Remove the pan of wine mixture fromheat and strain the mixture.
- Return the wine mixture into the panalongside the orange peel piece, cloves and cinnamon over medium-lowheat.
- Place the peeled pears into the pan andsimmer for about 20-25 minutes, rotating the pears after every 5 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and letthe pears to cool in thepoaching liquid.
- Carefully remove the pears from the poachingliquid and place onto a plastic wrap-lined plate.
- Return the pan with the remainingliquid over medium-low heat and bring it to a gentle simmer.
- Simmer for about 2-3 minutes or untilthe liquid thickens slightly.
- Divide the pears onto servingplates and top each with a little syrup.
Notes
Avoid using Bartlett pears in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 373mgFiber: 7gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
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