Poached pears

INGREDIENTS

4 pears, peeled

2 cinnamon sticks

2 cups red wine

1 cup of orange juice

4 cloves

METHOD

  1. Combine the wine, cloves, cinnamon sticks and juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add pears and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer for 1 hour until the pears are tender. Be sure to occasionally turn the pears. Once cooked, remove the pears and put them in a separate dish.
  3. Increase the heat to high and boil the remaining liquid until a syrup forms.
  4. Remove the cinnamon sticks and cloves and pour the syrup over the pears.

 

Serve with Greek yoghurt.

Serves

4

METHOD

  1. Combine the wine, cloves, cinnamon sticks and juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add pears and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer for 1 hour until the pears are tender. Be sure to occasionally turn the pears. Once cooked, remove the pears and put them in a separate dish.
  3. Increase the heat to high and boil the remaining liquid until a syrup forms.
  4. Remove the cinnamon sticks and cloves and pour the syrup over the pears.

 

Serve with Greek yoghurt.

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