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Spiced Red Wine-Poached Pears
2007, Ellie Krieger, All rights reserved

Ingredients
2 cups dry red wine, such as cabernet or merlot
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 orange, juiced (about 1/2 cup)
1 (1 by 3-inch) strip orange zest
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
4 firm, ripe pears

Directions
In a 4-quart saucepan, combine wine, sugar, orange
juice, zest, cinnamon stick and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer

for 5 minutes. While liquid is simmering, peel pears, leaving stem intact and
being careful not to blemish the flesh of the pears. Slice 1/2-inch off the bottom
of the pears to create a flat bottom. Gently place pears in poaching liquid,
cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes to ensure even
color, until pears are cooked but still firm. Remove saucepan from flame, uncover
and cool with pears upright in pan. Once cool, cover and chill in refrigerator at
least 3 hours or up to 24 hours, turning occasionally, if desired. Gently remove
pears from liquid and allow to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, reduce liquid
by about half over a medium-high flame for 15 minutes, until liquid is thicker and
slightly syrupy. Remove from flame and let liquid come to room temperature.
Drizzle each pear with 2 tablespoons syrup and serve.