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POACHED PEARS IN RED WINE

Jayanthy Asokan
Poached pears in red wine are the best way to have pears. This simple recipe is the easiest dessert to prepare for any party and, I’m sure it will be a show stopper.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chilling Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 781.1 kcal

Equipment

Sauce pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pears ( Australian pear )
  • 3 cups red wine
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2" inch cinnamon stick
  • mint leaves ( for garnish )
  • 6 digestive biscuit

Instructions
 

  • Wash pear with the stalk.
  • Peel the skin with a peeler and scoop the base to remove the seeds as shown.
  • In a wide pan add Red wine ,sugar and cinnamon and stir well on a low heat until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Now add pear to the cinnamon wine syrup and and cover the lid. Let it cook for five minutes.
  • After five minutes with a wooden spatula gently flip the pears to the other side and let it cook for five minutes. Repeat twice until it is thoroughly cook on all sides.
  • It almost take 20 to 25 minutes to cook on low heat. Make sure the pear stalk remains intact. You can see the red spiced wine is absorbed and thick in consistency.
  • Switch off the flame and let it come to room temperature. Refrigerate the poached pear in the same pan with spiced wine so, it can absorb well and become more succulent.
  • Serve chilled Poached Pear in wine with ice cream ,whipped cream, crumble, short crust etc. I served it with store bought digestive biscuit as a base to the succulent pear and garnish it with mint leaves.

Notes

For poaching ,Pear has to be tender but firm.
You can substitute any spice like clove,star anise etc. My favourite is all time cinnamon.
If you have red wine is well and good for both colour and taste. You can use white wine or fruit juice or simple sugar solution with a hint of any spices.
I prefer poached pears to refrigerate over night or at least few hours before serving.
You can make it ahead of time for parties and can serve this simple yet elegant dessert as a centrepiece . No doubt everyone would love and indulge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1personCalories: 781.1kcalCarbohydrates: 119.6gProtein: 3.8gFat: 4.5gSaturated Fat: 0.7gSodium: 217.1mgPotassium: 725.7mgFiber: 7.2gSugar: 82.6gVitamin A: 55.5IUVitamin C: 7.7mgCalcium: 65.4mgIron: 3.6mg
Keyword poached pear, poached pear in red wine
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