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Port-Poached Pears
Bring a touch of sophistication to your table with these Port Wine Poached Pears. Simmered gently in ruby port with warm spices, the pears turn silky and rich, perfect for gatherings or entertaining. Simple to make, yet impressive to serve.
Prep Time:
10 Minutes
Cook Time:
30 Minutes
Yield:
4 Servings
Ingredients
4 Pears
1 bottle ruby port wine
1 Star Anise pod
½ C. sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
½ t. nutmeg
1 vanilla pod, cut lengthwise and scraped
½ t. orange zest
½ t. lemon zest
Fresh ground black pepper
½ t. salt
Tools you'll need → Corer & Microplane (fine grater)
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Peel and core pears, leaving stem intact.
Combine poaching ingredients and bring to a boil.
Add pears and reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes, turning often.
Remove pears and bring the liquid to a boil and reduce until syrup-like.
Serving Suggestions
Mascarpone Ice Cream or
Served sliced and chilled on a bed of mixed greens with sliced steak or grilled chicken, candied walnuts, crumbled blue cheese. Make a vinaigrette with the reduced poaching liquid and adding olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper, Dijon mustard to taste.
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