Red Wine Poached Pears

Elegant jewel-toned pears poached in spiced red wine — stunning dinner party dessert.

Dessert
4
40 min

Ingredients 🌶️

4 firm pears, peeled with stem intact
750ml red wine
200g caster sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
3 star anise
Zest of 1 orange
1 vanilla bean

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Preparation

1

Combine wine, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, vanilla and orange zest in a pot. Stir until sugar dissolves.

2

Add pears standing upright. Simmer 20–25 minutes turning every 5 minutes.

3

Remove pears. Boil liquid 10 minutes until syrupy.

4

Serve with mascarpone and drizzle of syrup.

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1080 kJ per serving