Pears Poached In Spiced Wine

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (750 ml) bottle dry red wine
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 5 whole black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla bean, split
• 1 lemon zest, grated
• 6 pears (forelle or bosc)

Recipe

• 1 heat wine, sugar, water, peppercorns, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, vanilla bean and lemon zest to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• 2 meanwhile, remove the pear cores with a melon baller.
• 3 add pears to saucepan; reduce heat to a simmer. poach the pears until tender enough for a knife to pierce them without resistance, at least 20 minutes, longer if the pears are less ripe.
• 4 let pears cool in the poaching liquid, about 15 minutes.
• 5 place the pears on a serving platter.
• 6 strain the poaching liquid through a sieve into a large saucepan; discard the solids. heat the liquid to a boil; reduce heat to low. cook until reduced to a thick syrup, about 45 minutes. let cool slightly.
• 7 serve the pears drizzled with the warm syrup.