Poached Pears in Port Wine
Poached Pears in Port Wine
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
4 Pears
Ruby Port
½ cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 pod star anise
4 cloves
½ tsp nutmeg
1 vanilla pod / 1 tsp vanilla essence
½ tbsp orange zest
½ tbsp. lemon zest
Fresh ground black pepper
½ tsp salt
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients, except the pears, in a saucepan and gently bring to a boil. Simmer the liquid gently for 5-10 minutes, whilst you peel and core the pears, leaving the stalk intact for decoration.
Drop in the pears and continue to simmer for around 30 minutes, gently turning the pears occasionally to ensure they cook evenly.
Remove the pears, and then reduce the remaining sauce by about half. Strain into a jug and pour generously over the pears. Serve immediately with cream or vanilla ice cream.
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about the wine
Fine Ruby
Croft Fine Ruby is blended from red Ports produced in the Baixo Corgo and Cima Corgo areas of the upper Douro Valley, selected for their depth of colour, intense fruit and full, firm palate.
16°C to 18°C
Bottle standing upright
Not necessary
Douro
