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Red Wine Poached Pears

Yield 

5-6 Pears

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Ingredients 

½ cup sugar
3 dried orange peels (fresh works too)
10 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cups red wine (Cabernet works great)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tsp vanilla
6 oz. raspberries
6 oz. blackberries
5-6 Starr Ranch Growers Anjou Pears
  • Place all the ingredients (minus pears) in a large saucepan.
  • Bring red wine to a soft boil, continually stirring to dissolve sugar.
  • Once wine comes to a boil, strain the liquid to discard the whole, fresh fruits. The cloves, orange slices and cinnamon sticks can remain.
  • Peel the pears and lower them into the liquid, allowing to simmer on medium heat for about 40-50 minutes – rotating regularly.
  • Once pears have been poached, let them stand upright in the liquid until it’s completely cooled.
  • Once cooled, you can either enjoy immediately or allow to chill (I prefer to let them chill in the refrigerator for an hour or so to allow flavors to absorb and cool even more). If you prefer this method, just place the pears on a plate and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Store excess juice in a container and pour over pears once ready to eat.
  • Garnish with fresh thyme and marscapone cheese. Enjoy!