Pears Cooked in Wine

Name: Pears Cooked in Wine (Piri cuotti)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups red wine (such as Nero d’Avola or Cerasuolo di Vittoria); 4 pears (Barlett, D’Anjou, or any firm pear); 2 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 1½ cups water; ¼ cup honey; 1 strip lemon peel

Piri cuotti

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sicilian Feasts

By Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Published 2023

About

Fresh fruit in season and bites of cheese such as Caciocavallo, Pecorino, or Provola end the family meal. Pears, when available, are the preferred fruit and they are sometimes cooked in red wine to serve as a special dessert for guests.

Ingredients

1½ cups red wine (such as Nero d’Avola or Cerasuolo di Vittoria)
¼ cup honey

Europe
Americas
Italy
United States
Dessert
Sicily
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place the wine, honey, water, cinnamon stick, cloves, and lemon peel in a pot, bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, peel the pears and cut each in half. Leaving the stems, carefully remove the few seeds with the tip of a paring knife.

Add the pears to the wine mixture after the liquid has simmered for 5 minutes. Simmer the pears for 10 minutes,