Name: Poached Pears in Red Wine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 14 fl oz red wine fruity-variety; 0.5 cup(s) water; 0.333 cup(s) honey preferably mild; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp peppercorn use 6 whole peppercorns; 4 tsp orange zest divided, or to taste; 6 medium pear(s) peeled, cored and halved*

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Total Time: 0:28
Prep: 0:10
Cook: 0:18
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy

Fresh pears are nice but sometimes, pears poached in a citrus and vanilla-spiked wine sauce are even nicer.

Ingredients

red wine

14 fl oz, fruity-variety
water

½ cup(s)
honey

⅓ cup(s), preferably mild
vanilla extract

1 tsp
peppercorn

¼ tsp, use 6 whole peppercorns
orange zest

4 tsp, divided, or to taste
pear(s)

6 medium, peeled, cored and halved*

Instructions

In a large heavy pot, combine wine, water, honey, vanilla, peppercorns and 2 teaspoons zest; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until honey is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
Place pear halves in syrup; cover pot and poach over a low heat, turning pear halves occasionally. After about 10 minutes, test for doneness with a fork: pears should be just tender. Poach longer, if needed. The timing will vary depending on variety and ripeness of pears.
Let pears cool in wine sauce; turn them once or twice while cooling to give them a nice even color. Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons zest before serving. Yields 2 pear halves per serving.

Notes

*You can use any kind of pears (or even apples) in this recipe.For a nice touch, reduce the poaching liquid by half to form a thicker syrup that you can spoon over the pears before serving.It’s easy to change the flavor, too, by adding a cinnamon stick and two whole cloves instead of the vanilla and peppercorns.The poached pears can be refrigerated, in a covered glass dish, for several days. Sprinkle with the zest just before serving.

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