Poached pears in red wine - house beautiful
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | cup | Red Bordeaux wine |
| 1 | Vanilla bean | |
| ½ | Lemon, sliced thin | |
| Peeled rind of 1 lemon | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Honey |
| 6 | Bartlett or Bosc pears, peeled | |
Directions
In a saucepan add wine, vanilla bean, lemon slices, peel and honey and bring mixture to a boil. Add pears, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until pears can easily be pierced with a fork. Continue to cook uncovered until the liquid in the pan resembles a light syrup, about 15 minutes. Remove pears from pan and place them on a serving dish. Spoon syrup over pears. Serve at room temperature.
House Beautiful/April/94 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG