Pears Poached in Peppered Port
Created by Mikekey on December 15, 2013
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #11543
Ingredients
- 3 cups wine (port)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- Lemon rind (3 pieces, 2-inches each)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 20 black peppercorns
- 5 whole cloves
- Cinnamon stick (one 3 inch piece)
- 4 whole bartlett pears (peeled, cored, halved)
- 4 sprigs fresh mint
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
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Step 2: Add pear halves; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until tender.
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Step 3: Remove pear halves with a slotted spoon, and place in a large shallow bowl. Cover and chill.
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Step 4: Bring wine mixture to a boil, and cook 8 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup.
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Step 5: Pour wine mixture through fine mesh sieve into a small bowl; discard spices and lemon. Cover and chill.
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Step 6: Place 2 pear halves in each of 4 dessert dishes; top with sauce. Garnish with mint sprigs.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (408.2 g)
- Calories 282.6
- Total Fat - 1.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 23.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 62.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 14.4 g
- Sugars - 29.9 g
- Protein - 4.4 g
- Calcium - 184.4 mg
- Iron - 4.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg