Pears Poached In Plum Wine

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup plum wine
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 slices ginger lightly crushed
• 4 Asian pears (or medium-firm ripe Bartlett or Bosc pears)
• 2 tablespoons plum sauce
• Chopped crystallized ginger for garnish

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Combine water, sugar, wine, lemon juice, and ginger in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

Peel pears with a vegetables peeler, keeping stems intact. If you wish, remove cores from bottom of pears with a melon baller.

As you peel each pear, place it in the liquid. Simmer, uncovered, until pears are barely tender, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on ripeness of fruit. Turn pears occasionally during cooking.

Lift out pears with a slotted spoon and place in a wide bowl. Simmer syrup until it is reduced to 1 cup. Add plum sauce to sryup; cook until heated through. Pour syrup over pears. Let stand until cool.

Serve at room temperature or cover and refrigerate and serve cold. Sprinkle a little crystallized ginger over each serving for garnish.

This recipe yields 4 servings.