Marsala Pears With Cinnamon & Vanilla Recipe Video
(Pears poached in marsala) Elegant and delicious these pears are so simple to make and the recipe scales readily, so its a wonderful dessert for a romantic meal (like valentines day) or everyday
Ingredients
2-6 firm bosc pears
2.5 cups marsala wine (or red wine or hard cider)
0.25 cups superfine sugar
0.5 vanilla bean
1.5 cinnamon sticks
1 Tbs cornstarch
1 Tbs cold water
Directions
Peel pears, but leave stem intact. Slice a thin slice from bottom so pears
can stand upright, do not core.
Place pears in a single layer in a casserole dish that has a lid. Preheat oven
to slow (250 F). Pour marsala over pears. Sprinkle with sugar and add vanilla bean and
cinnamon sticks. Bring to a simmer over a medium flame. Cover dish and place in
oven, after 1.5 hours remove and turn pears over. Return to oven for 1.5 hours.
Remove from oven, carefully move pears to serving dish. Remove cinammon sticks from poaching
liquid, remove vanilla bean and squeeze seeds into dish. Mix cornstarch with cold water to blend
add to poaching liquid and bring to a boil over medium high heat, whisking constantly. Boil
while stirring for 1 min. Let cool to lukewarm, then spoon sauce over and around pears.
Chill several hours. Serve as is, or with vanilla ice cream, creme fraiche or vailla yogurt
can stand upright, do not core.
Place pears in a single layer in a casserole dish that has a lid. Preheat oven
to slow (250 F). Pour marsala over pears. Sprinkle with sugar and add vanilla bean and
cinnamon sticks. Bring to a simmer over a medium flame. Cover dish and place in
oven, after 1.5 hours remove and turn pears over. Return to oven for 1.5 hours.
Remove from oven, carefully move pears to serving dish. Remove cinammon sticks from poaching
liquid, remove vanilla bean and squeeze seeds into dish. Mix cornstarch with cold water to blend
add to poaching liquid and bring to a boil over medium high heat, whisking constantly. Boil
while stirring for 1 min. Let cool to lukewarm, then spoon sauce over and around pears.
Chill several hours. Serve as is, or with vanilla ice cream, creme fraiche or vailla yogurt
Editors Review
People with sweet tooth never have it enough, but how nice it is when you get to eat a dessert which is tasty and not too heavy. In this marsala pears recipe you will see how spending some time with a few ingredients can give you an ambrosial dessert which can light up your romantic dinner and add to the mood or cheer everyone up on a family dinner.Questions, Comments and Reviews
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