Pears Poached In Sweet White Wine Recipe

Summary

Cooking Time35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Sweet white wine1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Water1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Sugar1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Rind and juice of lemon - 1
 Pears4
 Whipping cream1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Sugar1 Tablespoon
 Pear brandy (optional) - 1 tbsp.

Directions

MAKING
1 In a pan, combine wine, water and sugar.
2 Add rind and juice of 1 lemon.
3 Simmer for 5 minutes.
4 Meanwhile, peel and core the pears and immediately add them into the syrup.
5 Simmer pears for 10-15 minutes depending on ripeness.
6 Remove the pears from the syrup and transfer to a dish.
7 Boil the syrup over high heat until reduced to half of its quantity.

SERVING
8 In individual serving dishes, arrange the poached pears.
9 Pour syrup over them and serve at once.
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