Pears in red wine
A recipe from the Good Food collection.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon arrowroot
1 bottle red wine
110 g sugar
1 cinnamon stick
6 cloves
zest of 1 small orange
zest of 1 small lemon
6 large pears (ripe but still firm)
Method
Step 1
Mix the arrowroot with 2 tablespoons of the wine and set aside. Heat the remaining wine in a saucepan with the sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves and orange and lemon zest. Simmer gently for a couple of minutes, until the sugar has dissolved.
Step 2
Peel the pears, but don't remove the stalks. Put the whole pears in the saucepan of wine, cover and poach gently for 25 minutes or until they are very tender, turning occasionally. Lift out with a slotted spoon and place in a deep serving dish.
Step 3
Strain the wine to remove the cinnamon stick, cloves and rind, then pour the wine back into the saucepan. Stir the arrowroot and add to the hot wine. Simmer gently, stirring now and then, until thickened. Pour over the pears and leave to soak until cold. Serve with cream or crème fraîche.
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