Name: Chianti Poached Pears
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 7 Whole Bosc Pears (peeled, halved and cored); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 750 ml Chianti wine; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon black pepper corns; 1 fresh lemon (juiced); 2 2- inch strips of lemon peel

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Chianti Poached Pears

Gorgeous, delicious and oh, so easy!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

7 Whole Bosc Pears peeled, halved and cored
1 1/2 cups sugar
750 ml Chianti wine
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon black pepper corns
1 fresh lemon juiced
2 2- inch strips of lemon peel

Instructions

Peel your pears, leaving stems if so desired. Put the pears in a bowl of acidulated water so they do not brown. Half and core the pears, resubmerging in water as you go.
In a large, straight-sided saute pan put the wine, lemon juice, sugar, bay leaf, lemon peel and pepper corns and bring to a boil. When the liquid is boiling drop to a simmer and add the pears. Cook covered for 15-20 minutes then remove the cover and simmer another 15-20 minutes.
If your pears were hard you will need to simmer 45-60 minutes. Pears are done when tender and the liquid is thickened.

Notes

Serve with a puff pastry leaf, some ice cream, a drizzle of creme anglaise -- whatever suits you. The pears and reduced chianti syrup are delicious over ice cream,

Keyword Pears

Chianti Poached Pears