Poached pears with raspberry sauce~

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 mediums Pears -- cored and peeled
Lemon juice
2 cups Water
2 cups Frz. lightly sweetened red raspberries -- thawed
⅓ cup White wine
4 teaspoons Sugar

Directions

Preparation Time: 43 min. Chilling Time: 2 hrs.

Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each pear so it stands; rub pears with lemon juice. In a large saucepan, bring water to boiling. Place pears upright in pan. (Add additional water to cover pears, if necessary, to prevent pears from turning brown.) Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or till tender.

Chill pears in cooking liquid.

For sauce, place berries in a blender container or food processor bowl. Cover and blend or process till pureed; press berries through a sieve to remove seeds. Place berries in a small saucepan; stir in wine and sugar. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes or till reduced to about ¾ cup, stirring occaasionally. Chill.

To serve, spoon most of the raspberry sauce onto 4 serving plates.

Remove pears from poaching liquid; place upright in sauce. Spoon remaining sauce over pears. Serves 4.

Per serving: 167 calories; 2g protein; 43g carbohydrate; 1g fat; 0mg cholesterol; 5mg sodium; 332mg potassium.

Typed for you by Marjorie Scofield 5/18/95 Recipe By : BH&G New Dieter's Cook Book ISBN 0-696-01974-4 From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 06-10-95 (159) Fido: Cooking

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