Food Network: Spiced Red Wine-Poached Pears

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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.