Poached Pears

Ingredients

• 2 cups white wine
• 4 cups water
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus extra to prevent pears browning
• 4 pears, peeled and cored (Bosc, Bartlett)
• 2 1/4 cups sugar

Directions

In a saucepan, combine wine, water, vanilla bean and lemon juice. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add pears to poaching liquid and poach for 8 minutes. Remove pears from poaching liquid and continue to reduce sauce by one-half to one-third. Plate pears and pour reduced sauce around each one.