Pears in Mulled Wine

Name: Pears in Mulled Wine
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz firm pears, peeled, cored and quartered; 325 ml/11 fl oz/scant 1⅔ cups red wine; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/2¼ cups granulated sugar; grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 Bay Tree mulled wine spice bundle or any other bagged mulling spice mix; 1 Bay Tree mulled wine spice bundle or any other bagged mulling spice mix; 1 star anise

Preparation info

Makes about:
1 l

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

Christmas is the time to serve these pears, when the smell of mulled wine is in the air. Serve as a dessert, and if you have any left over, they are delicious sliced with cold turkey.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz firm pears, peeled, cored and quartered
325

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan
Leftovers

Method

Put the pears in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and simmer gently for about 5 minutes until almost tender. Drain well.
Sterilize a 1l/34fl oz preserving jar so that it is ready to use.
Put the wine, sugar, lemon zest and juice, mulled wine spice bundle, star anise and 230ml/7¾fl oz/scant