Wine-Poached Pears
Wine-Poached Pears
This recipe makes 8 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 244244 cal |
| pro | 1 g1g pro |
| total fat | 1 g1g total fat |
| sat. fat | 0 g0g sat. fat |
| carb | 61 g61g carb |
| fibre | 3 g3g fibre |
| chol | 0 mg0mg chol |
| sodium | 5 mg5mg sodium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 22 calcium |
| iron | 44 iron |
| vit C | 1515 vit C |
| folate | 33 folate |
These poached pears are perfumy and have a sweet, fruity flavour from the Muscat. You can replace the wine with a nonalcoholic pear nectar if you prefer. Placing parchment paper on top helps keep the pears submerged in the syrup.
Ingredients
- 8 bartlett pears , about 3 lb/1.5 kg8 bartlett pears or Bosc pears, about 3 lb/1.5 kg
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 cups muscat wine 1-1/2 cups muscat wine or riesling wine
- 3 strips (each 1 inch/2.5 cm long) lemon rind 3 strips (each 1 inch/2.5 cm long) lemon rind or orange rind
- 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 stick cinnamon 1 stick cinnamon
- 5 whole cloves 5 whole cloves
Preparation
Peel pears; using melon baller or teaspoon, remove cores through bottoms.
In saucepan, stir together 2-1/2 cups (625 mL) water, sugar, wine, lemon rind and juice, cinnamon and cloves; bring to boil. Add pears; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover with circle of parchment paper cut to fit pan; simmer until pears are tender, 30 minutes. (Make-ahead: Let pears and syrup cool separately. Transfer to airtight container; place parchment paper directly on surface. Refrigerate for up to 2 days.)
Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to plate. In saucepan, boil syrup over high heat until reduced to 3 cups (750 mL). Divide pears among 8 dessert plates. Spoon syrup over top.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2002
- Keywords : Dessert; Thanksgiving; Pears; White wine; Sugar; Simmer;
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