Pears In Red Wine
By: Alejandro Duarte
Published: Monday, January 11, 2010 - 9:48pm

Ingredients




11 Pears Peeled With Stalks
1 1/8 quarts Red Wine
1 3/8 Cinnamon Sticks
6 7/8 Allspice Berries
5 1/2 Cloves
Black Pepper
1 3/8 cups Granulated Sugar 0R Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons Clear Honey
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
1 teaspoon Orange Zest

Preparation

1 1. Peel pearsa2. spices in muslin bag if you wish3.heat wine and sugar and honey gently to dissolve, pop in pears 4. cover and simmer at least 20 mins - oven is good 5.Reduce wine to syrupy state after removing pears ps add some root ginger or even stem ginger and syrup 2 Serving Ideas : serve hot/warm or cold with cream