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Pears poached in red Wine
  A very delicious, impressive and easy to prepare Desert. 
Can be prepared the day before, just follow instructions from 1-5, then finish next day.

1-2 pears, not to ripe, Comice, for each person
1 bottle of good quality red wine
1/2 the amount in water
2 cinnamon sticks 
1 vanilla pods, sliced open
a piece of lemon peel 
sugar to taste

  1. heat the wine and water with the cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods, sugar and lemon peel
  2. simmer until the sugar has dissolved 
  3. peel the pears, leaving on the stalk, with a small melon ball spoon or small coffee spoon, scoop out 2/3 of the center of the pear
  4. place pears, stalk up, into a good sized saucepan, which will accommodate all your pears and cover them completely  with the wine
  5. when the pears are ready, depending how ripe they are, leave them to cool in the liquid
  6. remove them from the liquid
  7. strain the liquid through a sieve lined with muslin
  8. simmer the liquid until it has reduced and thickened
  9. leave to cool
  10. slice the lower part of the pears into strips ( about  2/3 )  all around, leaving it still on the stalk 
  11. place onto a plate and fan out the slices
  12. pour over the wine sauce and serve with Vanilla ice cream or crème fraiche. delicious.

PS. Don't forget, the pears will still carry on cooking while they are cooling down.

Bon Appétit

 

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