Name: Red Wine Poached Pears
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups red wine like Cabernet Sauvignon -; 1/2 cup fresh orange juice -; 1/2 cup honey -; 1 orange peel -; 5 whole cloves -; 2 cinnamon sticks -; 5 to 8 whole black peppercorns -; 4 Bosc pears, peeled and stems left intact -; Vanilla ice cream , whipped cream , or mascarpone cheese, to serve -

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5 min.

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Ingredients for - Red Wine Poached Pears

1. 2 1/2 cups red wine like Cabernet Sauvignon -

2. 1/2 cup fresh orange juice -

3. 1/2 cup honey -

4. 1 orange peel -

5. 5 whole cloves -

6. 2 cinnamon sticks -

7. 5 to 8 whole black peppercorns -

8. 4 Bosc pears, peeled and stems left intact -

9. Vanilla ice cream , whipped cream , or mascarpone cheese, to serve -

How to cook deliciously - Red Wine Poached Pears

1. Stage

Make the sauce: 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.

2. Stage

Poach the pears: 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.

3. Stage

Reduce the sauce: 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.

4. Stage

Serve: 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.