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Pears in red wine, Braised

Braised Pears are a simple, traditional but very elegant accompaniment to a celebratory dinner or do it differently and serve as a desert with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dessert, Dinner
Cuisine: Netherlands
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 750 ml red wine
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • ½ lemon grated zest
  • pinch ground cloves
  • 1 tbsp Cointreau Cointreau is a brand of triple sec (an orange flavoured liqueur).
  • 8 pears, suitable for cooking whole, peeled but with stems. Gieser Wildeman is one of the best (commercially available) varieties of stewing pears.
  • 300 gr sugar

Method
 

  1. Add the red wine in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Lower the heat and add the cinnamon sticks, lemon zest, ground cloves and Cointreau and simmer gently for 5 minutes
  3. Add the pears and sugar. Put the lid on the pan and simmer on low heat for one hour, boil gently until the pears are soft.
  4. Carefully remove the pears and place them on a serving dish.
  5. Sift the remaining wine mixture and put it back into the pan. Bring to a boil over high heat and reduce to syrup.
  6. Pour the red wine syrup over the pears.