Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Serving : 6 members
Description
Recipe posted by Hawa merzuka for the competition. Poached Pear in red wine. I am in the process of learning different cuisines, so i keep looking for different and varied recipes and try it at home. I came across this particular recipe over the net which struck my interest. The simple ingredients and the beautiful color of the dessert attracted me to try it. I prepared this dessert on the valentine’s day as a surprise for my husband Suraj who is a dessert lover. This dish was a great hit !! By seeing the pictures of what i prepared and the description which we shared with my in-laws, they too wanted to try it and they did.. Even they enjoyed dessert.
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Pears | 4 |
| Red Wine | 750 ml |
| Sugar | 200 gms |
| Cinnamon stick | 1 |
| Vanilla essence | 1 tea spoon |
| Orange peel | very little for the flavor |
| Mascarpone cheese or fresh cream | as needed |
| walnut or almond | Roughly chopped |
Method
- Peel the skin off the pears and cut it into 2 half. Remove the seeds off the pears.
- To prepare the syrup…take a large pan. Add red wine, sugar, orange peels, cinnamon and vanilla essence into it.
- Allow the mixture to come to a boil. Then add the pears to it. Keep it closed with a lid such a way that a little bit of air goes through so that the syrup does not overflow. Cook it for 45 mins on a low heat.
- After 45 mins remove the pears from the syrup and place on the serving dish. The color of the pears would have turned into beautiful red color.
- Heat the remaining syrup removing the peel and the cinnamon stick. It would get reduced into a thick sauce that can be poured over the pear while serving.
- Allow it to cool and now the dessert is ready!! It can be served with crushed nuts on top and it goes well with mascarpone cheese.
BON APPETIT !!
