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Pears Poached in Red Wine
Preparation info
- Serves
6
- Difficulty
Easy
- Ready in
55 min
Appears in
By Joanne Harris and Fran Warde
Published 2002
Poires au Vin Rouge is a terrific way of preparing autumn pears, and fills the house with a marvellous scent of wine and spices. The juice makes a wonderful spicy punch – just add a little cognac!
Ingredients
1 bottle 4 2 blades
Method
Place the red wine, cloves, mace and caster sugar in a saucepan (large enough also to accommodate the pears) and gently bring to a simmer.
Peel the pears, carefully keeping their beautiful shape and the stem on. Add the pears to the wine and simmer for 30 minutes, turning the pears to ensure even cooking and staining from the red wine.
Leave the pears to cool in the wine and the