Pears Poached In Sweet White Wine Recipe

Summary

Cooking Time35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineEuropeanCourseDessert
MethodPoachedSpecialityPart of Menu
Main IngredientPearInterest GroupParty

Ingredients

 
Sauternes (sweet white wine) - 1 cup
 
Water - 1 cup
 
Sugar - 1 cup
 
Rind and juice of lemon - 1
 
Pears - 4
 
Whipping cream - 1 cup
 
Sugar - 1 tbsp.
 
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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