Napa Valley Poached Pears Recipe
These Napa Valley Poached Pears are a desire ! This delicious sweet poach consisting of wined pears in cranberry fruit cocktail makes an irresistible dessert ! Just try these Napa Valley Poached Pears and let me know if you like them !
Ingredients
| 1 bottle red Zinfandel wine | ||
| 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail | ||
| Sugar | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cinnamon stick | 1 | |
| Whole Cloves | 2 | |
| Whole black peppercorns | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 8 medium Bosc pears with stems | ||
Directions
In 5 quart Dutch oven, heat wine, cranberry juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, and peppercorns just to boiling over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Meanwhile, with apple corer, melon bailer, or small knife, remove cores from blossom end (bottom) of pears.
Peel pears but do not remove stems.
Place pears in wine mixture; heat to boiling.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 to 25 minutes, until pears are tender but not soft, turning pears occasionally.
Carefully remove pears to platter.
Strain wine mixture and return it to Dutch oven.
Heat wine mixture to boiling over high heat.
Cook 15 to 30 minutes, uncovered, or until liquid is reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
Cover pears and syrup separately and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 6 hours.
Meanwhile, with apple corer, melon bailer, or small knife, remove cores from blossom end (bottom) of pears.
Peel pears but do not remove stems.
Place pears in wine mixture; heat to boiling.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 to 25 minutes, until pears are tender but not soft, turning pears occasionally.
Carefully remove pears to platter.
Strain wine mixture and return it to Dutch oven.
Heat wine mixture to boiling over high heat.
Cook 15 to 30 minutes, uncovered, or until liquid is reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
Cover pears and syrup separately and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 6 hours.
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