Pears poached in red wine
pears

Preparation time 10 minutes

Total time: 3 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

  1. 8 fresh mint leaves
  2. 30 mL (2 tb sp.) berry jam
  3. 175 mL (¾ cup) sugar
  4. 2 mL (½ tsp.) ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
  5. 10 mL (2 tsp.) vanilla
  6. 1 bott le full-bodied red wine
  7. 60 mL (1/4 cup) lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
  8. 4 firm pears

Directions

  1. Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Hollow out with a small spoon starting from the bottom, taking care not to break fruit. 
  2. Place pears in a bowl of lemon water. Bring wine, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and jam to a boil in a saucepan.
  3. Add pears and let simmer for about 25 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, let cool and refrigerate for several hours. When ready to serve, place pears on dessert dishes and boil syrup until reduced by half, about 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. Top cold pears with a thin drizzle of hot syrup and garnish with mint leaves.
  5. Serve with a selection of homemade chocolate truffles.

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