Poached pears and cherries in port

"Ideas for dinner - Discover how to cook this recipe free. Ideas for dinner to cook a healthy recipe. Delicious idea for dinner. Cooking tips and food recipe. Easy and free recipe!"
Recipe by: jean-gabriel

Rate this recipe (19 votes)

809 people have saved this recipe

click for zoom

Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

6 Ripe pears 1 Star anise (opt)
-Bartlett or Comice 1/4 c Dried cherries
1/2 c Water -(substitute raisins
1/4 c Brown sugar -or currants if unavailable)
1 Cinnamon stick 1 c Port wine

1. Rinse the pears; peel them and leave them whole with the stems
intact.

2. In a heavy nonreactive saucepan, combine the water, brown sugar,
cinnamon, star anise, cherries, and wine. Add the pears. Simmer until
the pears are cooked through but still firm, 15-20 minutes.

3. Remove the pears and reduce the liquid to a thick, syrupy glaze,
about 15 minutes. Spoon the glaze and the cherries over the pears.

Taste best serve at room temperature. Make them early in the day and
leave covered until ready to serve. Can be refrigerated for 3 days.
Return to room temperature before serving.

The Occasional Vegetarian by Karen Lee ISBN 0-446-51792-5 pg 261
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 10-05-95