Red Wine Poached Pears
365 kcal per serving · 5g protein
Whole pears simmered in red wine with sugar, cinnamon, allspice and orange until they turn a deep ruby red, then served with the wine boiled down to a glossy syrup. Thick Greek yogurt and walnuts balance the sweetness. It looks like a restaurant dessert but needs only one small saucepan.
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- Firm pear, such as Conference × 2
- 300 ml Dry red wine
- 100 ml Water
- 50 g Sugar
- 1 piece Cinnamon stick
- 4 pieces Whole allspice berries
- Orange, peel in wide strips and juice × 1
- 4 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 20 g Walnuts, roughly chopped
Method
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Peel the orange and squeeze the juice
Peel wide strips of skin from the orange with a vegetable peeler, then squeeze the juice from the orange.
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Warm the spiced wine
Pour the red wine and water into a small, deep saucepan, add the sugar, cinnamon stick, allspice berries, orange peel and orange juice, and heat over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
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Peel the pears
Peel the pears with a vegetable peeler, leaving the stalks on, and cut a thin slice off the bottom of each pear so the pear can stand up.
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Poach the pears
Lay the pears in the hot wine and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes, turning the pears every 5 minutes, until a thin knife slides into the thickest part without resistance.
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Reduce the wine to a syrup
Lift the pears onto a plate with a slotted spoon, then boil the wine over high heat for 12 minutes, until reduced by about two-thirds to a glossy syrup that coats a spoon.
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Take out the spices and glaze the pears
Remove the cinnamon stick, allspice berries and orange peel from the syrup with a spoon, then return the pears to the pan and turn the pears in the syrup to glaze.
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Serve with yogurt and walnuts
Stand each pear in a shallow bowl, spoon the syrup over the pear and serve with a spoon of Greek yogurt and the chopped walnuts scattered on top.
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