Poached Pears Recipe

Servings 7, Cook+Prep Time: 50 min

Ingredients: 

• 7 firm ripe pears, peeled
• 3 cups ruby port wine
• 3 cups red wine
• 2-1/4 cups sugar
• 3 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• Rind of 1 lemon, skin only (no white flesh)
• Rind of 1 orange, skin only (no white flesh)
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split & seeds scraped
• Vanilla ice cream (optional)

 

Tip: You could use vanilla extract instead of beans and some ground cinnamon instead of sticks

Directions:

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