How To Cook Spiced Pears in Red Wine

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spiced pears in red wine cooked

Ingredients

  • 6 small firm pears peeled, but kept whole with stalk intact
  • 500 ml full bodied red wine
  • 175g sugar
  • 2 tbls. Redcurrant jelly
  • 12 black peppercorns
  • 6 All spice berries
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 strip orange peel
  1. Place all the ingredients except the pears into a deep non-corrosive pan large enough to fit the pears, bring to the boil and reduce a little.
  2. Gently poach the pears, fully immersed in the wine for 30 mins, covered with a circle of parchment paper.
  3. The cooking time will vary depending on the ripeness of the pears - they should be tender all the way through when pierced with a cocktail stick.

spiced pears and red wine in a bowl

TO SERVE

  • Perfect to pair with Wild Venison and game birds, also great cold with pate and terrines.

spiced pears in red wine cooked