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.
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By Gigi O
on January 19, 2012
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I loved it! It even looked beautiful!!! Ellie's recipes are always wonderful
By cw1298
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on May 02, 2011
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Time consuming, but very good. I cored out the bottoms with a spoon before cooking to get all of the seeds out (be careful not to break the pear, and just before serving filled the holes with mascarpone cheese..delish!
By s277167
on January 21, 2011
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I assume this dessert is still alcoholic because it hasn't been cooked that long?
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