Pears Poached in Red Wine and Cinnamon is probably the easiest and the most elegant dessert any one can make. They are perfect for winters, and when soaked in red wine, the deeply flavored sauce and fragrant cinnamon give the fruit a beautiful taste. With minimum ingredients, you are sure to impress your visitors big time.
Although mostly eaten as is, pears add a unique twist to many different dishes, especially desserts. They can also be used in Roasted Pear and Fig Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese and Pear and Raisin Chutney.
Pears Poached in Red Wine and Cinnamon
Ingredients
- Pears-3
- Red wine-2 cups I used Merlot
- Cinnamon-1stick
- Sugar-12 cup
- Lemon juice- 4 tsp
- Bay leaf-1
Instructions
- Peel the pears carefully , leaving the stalk intact
- Cut a straight slice off the bottom, so that they can stand upright
- In a deep bottom pan, add red wine, lemon juice, sugar , cinnamon stick and bay leaf
- Bring to a boil
- Add pears to the pan on their sides
- Simmer the heat and cook the pears for 30-40 minutes turning them at regular intervals
- Take the pan, off the heat
- Cool it down.
- Remove the pears from the pan, using a slotted spoon
- Keep the pan on heat and cook till the wine is reduced to a syrupy consistency
- When serving, keep the pears on a plate
- Drizzle with the wine sauce
- Serve with a scoop of ice cream
- You can also heat the pears before serving
Kanan
March 3, 2012 at 3:52 ampics are so cute. looks divine.
Reshmi Mahesh
March 3, 2012 at 3:53 amCute and tempting dessert…
Hema
March 3, 2012 at 4:20 amVery appealing and delicious, I haven’t tasted something like this..
Kaveri
March 3, 2012 at 6:34 amLooks so exotic…and a very simple procedure indeed.
Bikramjit
March 3, 2012 at 11:00 amoooh yummy that loooks … I bet it tastes yummmy toooo …
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Amy
March 3, 2012 at 11:30 amdelicious!!
Vimitha Anand
March 3, 2012 at 12:06 pmThat looks so delicious and restauranty…
Shobha
March 3, 2012 at 12:29 pmThese pears look awesome.. and such an easy recipe.
Perfect with ice cream.
anne
March 3, 2012 at 1:09 pmNeha , the photos are FABULOUS ! That pears looks like the ones they served at the high end resto !
Aarthi
March 3, 2012 at 2:13 pmAwesome recipe…a must to try
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Nupur
March 3, 2012 at 5:11 pmThats such a tempting recipe Neha. awesome pics with amazing colours..
maha
March 3, 2012 at 10:23 pmsounds new and healthy too and looking delicious..
Maha
Balvinder Ubi
March 4, 2012 at 1:08 amThe picture is sure drool worthy! I want to take a bite. It has the perfect red wine colour.
Square Meals
March 4, 2012 at 1:49 amAmazing photographs and such a simple recipe 🙂
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Ramya
March 4, 2012 at 6:38 amvery unique and tempting recipe..classy pics
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Deeps @ Naughty Curry
March 4, 2012 at 11:10 amgorgeous pics! love the deep red… drooling over that pic with the ice cream
Julie
March 4, 2012 at 9:34 pmVibrant n beautiful colors!!
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March 5, 2012 at 4:15 amhi neha, the per is transformed into a very rich color.. wonder if the inside is also red.
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Sobha Shyam
March 5, 2012 at 4:27 amwow, they look so pretty…very yummy too..
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Nava.K
March 6, 2012 at 8:43 amI need to try this gorgeous pear recipe, looks so stunning and outstanding. I however diverted into adding pandan to come up with my version of poached pear and its there in my camera, just have not written out the recipe yet.
Teena Mary
March 11, 2012 at 10:55 pmOMG!! What a gorgeous looking Pears!!! Bookmarked to try this recipe soon 🙂 🙂