Pears Poached In Wine
By: Carrie Barr
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 3:20am

Ingredients




4 pears
300 ml red wine
300 ml water
150 grams sugar (caster)
30 grams ginger, fresh
1/2 cinnamon stick
1 clove
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation

1 Place all ingredients for the poaching liquid into a deep saucepan,bring to the boil and simmer 5 minutes. Reduce heat until liquid is just simmering. 2 Peel pears and place in the hot syrup to completely submerge. You can lay a tea towel over the pears to hold them under. If the pears are very large cut in half lengthwise. 3 Poach very gently at just below boiling point for 15-30 minutes (varies depending on ripeness and size of fruit) or until fruit is tender but not overcooked. Lift pears gently from liquid with a slotted spoon or wire basket taking care not to damage. 4 Boil cooking liquid 5 minutes to reduce, remove from heat, allow to cool to room temperature, add pears, cover and chill.

About


Other fruits to use:Apples, Apricots, Figs, Pears, Peaches, and Apricots in white wine. Figs, Pears and Red Plums in red wine.
White wine may also be used in place of red wine in this recipe.
Note:Cooking times vary with type and size of fruit.