Pears Cooked in Wine

Directions

1. 1
   Slice ginger and then julienne it into thin strips.
2. 2
   Pour the water into a saucepan large enough to hold the 6 pears side by side.
3. 3
   Add the sugar, the ginger, the lemon juice,the clove and the cinnamon.
4. 4
   Stir until sugar is dissolved.
5. 5
   Let cook 5 minutes.
6. 6
   Strain and bring to boil again.
7. 7
   Peel pears leaving 1-inch of the stems.
8. 8
   Cut off a slice in the bottom so pears can stand upright.
9. 9
   Place pears in the boiling liquid and cook 30 minutes until tender.
10. 10
    Add 5 tbsp.
11. 11
    wine and cook another 10 minutes.
12. 12
    Tranfer pears to a serving dish or individual dishes.
13. 13
    Let liquid in pan reduce to 2 cups.
14. 14
    Add 1 more tbsp.
15. 15
    wine.
16. 16
    Pour sauce over pears.
17. 17
    Serve with ice cream.
18. 18
    May be served warm or cold.