Poached Pears In Mulled Wine Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time3 Hr 0 Min
Ready In3 Hr 30 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
Interest GroupClassic
Ingredients
| Granulated Sugar | 5 Ounce | |
| Red wine | 1/4 Pint | |
| Lemon | 1/2 | |
| Whole Cloves | 4 | |
| Cinnamon stick | 1 inch | |
| Large ripe pears - 4 | ||
| Arrowroot or cornflour - 1 tsp | ||
| Cream to serve | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Skin the pears, half them and remove the cores using a spoon.
MAKING
2) In a pan, heat a mixture of sugar, wine, 1/4 pt (150 ml) water, cinnamon, cloves, lemon and rind gently until the sugar has dissolved.
3) Allow the mixture to come to a boil and then simmer it for 2 minutes.
4) Mix in pears and boil for 20 minutes until pears are soft.
5) Using a slotted spoon, toss the pears often during cooking.
6) Take a serving bowl and transfer the pears to it.
7) Reduce the syrup to half by boiling it.
8) Combine arrowroot with lemon juice and mix this with syrup.
9) Allow the syrup to thicken by stirring constantly.
FINALIZING
10) Strain the syrup over pears and chill in refrigerator, covered for at least four hours.
SERVING
11) Serve cold with fresh cream on side.
1) Skin the pears, half them and remove the cores using a spoon.
MAKING
2) In a pan, heat a mixture of sugar, wine, 1/4 pt (150 ml) water, cinnamon, cloves, lemon and rind gently until the sugar has dissolved.
3) Allow the mixture to come to a boil and then simmer it for 2 minutes.
4) Mix in pears and boil for 20 minutes until pears are soft.
5) Using a slotted spoon, toss the pears often during cooking.
6) Take a serving bowl and transfer the pears to it.
7) Reduce the syrup to half by boiling it.
8) Combine arrowroot with lemon juice and mix this with syrup.
9) Allow the syrup to thicken by stirring constantly.
FINALIZING
10) Strain the syrup over pears and chill in refrigerator, covered for at least four hours.
SERVING
11) Serve cold with fresh cream on side.
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