Red Wine Poached Pears
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups red wine
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 orange peel
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 sticks cinnamon sticks
- 5 to 8 whole black peppercorns
- 4 Bosc pears
- Vanilla ice cream
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Instructions
- Set a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, and add the red wine, orange juice, honey, orange peel, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and peppercorns. Bring the sauce up to a simmer and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Some small bubbles will come up to the surface, but it should not be a rolling boil.,Simply Recipes / Hannah Zimmerman
- Once the sauce has been simmering for 5 minutes, add the peeled pears and cover the saucepan with a lid.,Let the pears simmer in the sauce for 20 to 25 minutes, gently flipping them every 5 minutes to ensure that they cook evenly. The pears are ready when they are soft enough to poke through with a paring knife without much resistance. If the pears are still hard, poach them for an additional 5 minutes, then test them again for doneness.,Simply Recipes / Hannah Zimmerman,Simply Recipes / Hannah Zimmerman
- Use a slotted spoon to scoop the pears out and into a medium bowl. Let the sauce simmer and reduce uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes, until it takes on a thick, syrupy texture. This may take longer depending on how much liquid the pears released into the sauce. Follow visual cues, not the time.,Set a fine mesh sieve over the medium bowl and strain the sauce into it. Discard the spices and orange peel.
- Place the poached pears in small bowls with a drizzle of red wine sauce. Serve them warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or mascarpone cheese.,Did you love this recipe? Let us know with a rating and review!,Simply Recipes // Hannah Zimmerman
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