Pears in Red Wine
(From James Beard's American Cookery)
6 pears
1 pint port or sherry
1 cup sugar
3 slices lemon
3 slices orange
Peel the pears and core with a small bowl cutter or paring knife, leaving them whole with the stem intact. Combine the wine and sugar, bring to a boil, and simmer 5 minutes. Add the pears and the lemon and orange slices, and reduce the heat to the barest ebullition. Poach until the fruit is just tender. It may take 1 to 1½ hours. Cool in the sauce, and serve very cool.
This is a wonderful and delicious treat for any season and occasion!
Many Blessings,
Catherine
xo
Magic of Spice says
This has always been a favorite way to prepare pears...they look beautiful Catherine!
Joanne says
the red wine must have added such a rich flavor to this!
unikorna says
that is a very sophisticated and sexy dessert 🙂 congrats Catherine for the recipe.
Charles says
Oh I LOVE pears in red wine - I often add cloves and a bit of cinnamon myself! I find people vary greatly about this dish - some people love to poach them so the wine colour goes all the way through. I find it's so beautiful when they have a rich outer colour and the inside is still pale pear colour. Beautiful dish though - looks so pretty!
Claudia says
This is a classic! It always pleases and you are making me think I need this in my life this weekend.
In bucatarie cu Aziz says
Looks elegant, smooth, delicious!wish you a nice weekend!!
Joyce Lansky says
That looks really good.
Joyce
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Velva says
God, that looks stunning. Its simple and elegant.
Velva
Debbie says
Wow...just delicious and a great picture!