How To Cook Spiced Pears in Red Wine

Name: How To Cook Spiced Pears in Red Wine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
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

10 mins
30 mins
easy

Recipe by

Jeff Baker

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

Introduction

Note: Any poaching pear juice leftover can be reused, used to enhance a game casserole or simply drunk chilled over ice. The pears can be kept in the syrup for up to 1 month in a sterilised jar chilled.

Method

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.
Gently poach the pears, fully immersed in the wine for 30 mins, covered with a circle of parchment paper.
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.