Midori Poached Pears

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 50 ml midori melon liqueur
• 1/2 cup water
• 250 g caster sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 lemon rind
• 1 orange rind
• 1 kg pear (approx 4)
• 1/2 bunch mint

Recipe

• 1 bring midori, sugar, spices, rinds and water to the boil. simmer for 5 minutes.
• 2 peel the pears and remove the base end but leave the stem intact.
• 3 place pears in hot liquid and simmer for approximately 15mins or until cooked. cooking time depends on how ripe the pears are.
• 4 place each pear on a dessert plate.
• 5 top each pear with 2 tablespoons reserved poaching liquid.
• 6 garnish with orange rind curls and mint sprigs.