Red Wine and Spice Poaced Pears

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Red Wine and Spice Poaced Pears

Cooking Mode:

Steam

Equipment

  • Peeler
  • Chef’s Knife
  • Teaspoon or Parisian Scoop
  • Medium Saucepan

Ingredients

  • 2-4 Pears
  • 1 Bottle of Red Wine (Shiraz or Syrah)
  • 250gm Caster Sugar
  • 2 Star Anise
  • 5 Cardamom Pods
  • 3 Cloves
  • 1/4 Vanilla Bean

METHOD

Pour wine into a medium size pot and add sugar, scraped vanilla bean and spices
Place over high heat and bring to the boil and boil for 3 mins
Peel the pears, cut in half and use the teaspoon or Parisian scoop to remove the seeds
Remove the wine from the heat and add the pears and cover with some baking paper
Place in a pre-heated oven steam setting 80 degrees for 30 mins
Once cooked remove the pot from the oven and ensure the pears are cooked, leave the pears to sit in the liquid until cool or
for at least 4 hours
When ready to serve remove from the liquid and serve with a little of the cooking liquid

HINTS & TIPS

The best pears for poaching are Corella Pears, they draw the poaching liquid well and hold there shape Serve the pears with fresh cream, berries and torn mint
You can use a full flavoured white wine instead of red if you prefer, add a pinch of saffron to the poaching liquid for a nice golden hue on the pears

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