Wine Poached Pears

Name: Wine Poached Pears
Ingredients: 2 Lemons, Juiced; 2 Bosc Pears; 1-1/2 cup Water; 1 cup Sweet Red Wine; 1/2 Orange, Juiced; 2 sticks Cinnamon; 1 Tablespoon Whole Cloves; 1 Vanilla Bean; 3 Tablespoons Agave Nectar (or Honey); 2 Tablespoons Sugar; 1 pinch Kosher Salt; 1 cup Dried Fruit (cherries, Berries, Dates); Mascarpone Cheese, Dried Fruit And Chopped Nuts, For Garnish (optional)

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 Lemons, Juiced
2 Bosc Pears
1-1/2 cup Water
1 cup Sweet Red Wine
1/2 Orange, Juiced
2 sticks Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Whole Cloves
1 Vanilla Bean
3 Tablespoons Agave Nectar (or Honey)
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1 pinch Kosher Salt
1 cup Dried Fruit (cherries, Berries, Dates)
Mascarpone Cheese, Dried Fruit And Chopped Nuts, For Garnish (optional)

Directions

1

Squeeze lemon juice into large bowl.
2

Core and peel pears. Slice in halves or quarters. Place in lemon juice and toss to coat.
3

In a saucepan on medium-high heat, add all ingredients except dried fruit. Bring to boil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and place pears in poaching liquid, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes, or until tender. Gently remove pears with slotted spoon and set aside.
4

Raise temperature of poaching liquid to medium-high heat. Add dried fruit and allow to reduce and thicken, about 5 minutes. Once poaching liquid has reduced, remove whole cloves and cinnamon sticks.
5

Plate pears and pour warm poaching liquid over pears. Garnish with a dollop of mascarpone cheese, dried fruit and chopped nuts (optional).