Vanilla Poached Pears

Directions

1. 1
   Place the white wine, water, sugar and vanilla bean and pulp into a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
2. 2
   Core the pears from the bottom.
3. 3
   Decrease the heat to medium low and place the pears into the liquid, cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the pears are tender but not falling apart.
4. 4
   Maintain a gentle simmer.
5. 5
   Remove the pears to a serving dish, standing them upright, and place in the refrigerator.
6. 6
   Remove the vanilla bean from the saucepan, increase the heat to high and reduce the syrup to approximately 1 cup of liquid, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
7. 7
   Do not allow the syrup to turn brown.
8. 8
   Place the syrup in a heatproof container and place in the refrigerator until cool, approximately 1 hour.
9. 9
   Remove the pears from the refrigerator, spoon the sauce over the pears and serve.