Pears in Red Wine Recipe at MyDish

Pears in Red Wine

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Method

  • Place the red wine in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer add the cinnamon sticks, vanilla pod, lemon zest, ground cloves and Cointreau and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the pears and sugar.
  • Partly cover and simmer over a very low heat for about 1 hour until the pears are tender.
  • Carefully remove the pears with a slotted spoon and place in a heatproof serving dish.
  • Strain the remaining red wine mixture and return to the saucepan bring to the boil and cook rapidly until it reduces and thickens into a syrup, pour the red wine syrup over the pears.
  • Serve warm or cold and enjoy!

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    Ingredients

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    • YOU WILL NEED
    • 8 small firm pears. peeled leaving stalks
    • 750 mls Red wine
    • 300 grams sugar
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 whole vanilla pod. sliced open
    • ½ medium lemon. zest only
    • 1 pinch ground cloves
    • 30 mls cointreau

    By Views 2241  Added Mon Feb 15 2010


    A simple yet stylish dessert, one of my favourites, easy to make and a jolly good way to end a meal.

     

    I have been making and serving this since I first learnt how to make it in 1968, it has gone in and out of fashion quite a few times since then but is always well received whenever or wherever we served it from the Aspinall Arms right up to Wilton Lo Read More