Pere al Vino Bianco

Name: Pere al Vino Bianco (Pears in White Wine)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2.5 cm (1 in) cinnamon stick; 3 cloves; 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar; Zest ¼ lemon, cut into julienne strips; 4 x 200 g (7 oz) ripe pears, peeled; 150 ml (¼ pint) whipping cream, whipped to form soft peaks; 350 ml (12 fl oz) dry white wine; 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 2 tablespoons Poire William liqueur

Pears in White Wine

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1996

About

I like this just as it is, well chilled, but should you want to make it more special, serve it with a bowl of vanilla ice-cream or with hot chocolate sauce.

Ingredients

4 x 200 g (7 oz) ripe pears, peeled
3 cloves

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Gluten-free
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Choose a stainless steel saucepan that will hold the pears tightly upright to avoid using a lot of wine. Add the cloves, cinnamon stick, lemon zest and caster sugar and pour in the white wine to cover the pears. Cover with a lid and simmer gently for 25 minutes, turning the pears after 10 minutes.

Remove the pears from the liquor and cool. Boil and reduce the liquor by half. Gently fold