Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our enticing recipes that showcase the perfect harmony between sweet pears, tart cranberries, and the rich complexity of wine. From the classic elegance of Pears Poached in Red Wine to the tantalizing Cranberry-Poached Pears with Vanilla Bean, each recipe offers a unique culinary experience. Discover the delightful simplicity of Poached Pears with Orange and Cinnamon or embrace the festive spirit with our Spiced Cranberry-Poached Pears. Whether you prefer the traditional charm of Poached Pears in White Wine or the zesty twist of Cranberry-Poached Pears with Lemon and Thyme, these recipes promise to delight your taste buds and create lasting memories at your table.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
RED WINE & CRANBERRY POACHED PEARS
While being poached, the pear absorbs the sweetness and spice from the sugar, wine, cinnamon and peppercorn. It makes an easy, yet elegant, dessert that's perfect for a special night. -Kiersten Atkinson, Birmingham, Alabama
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring the first 6 ingredients to a boil; add cranberries. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes., Meanwhile, core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears. Add to pan, in a single layer on their sides. Simmer, uncovered, until pears are almost tender, about 10 minutes longer, turning occasionally. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes., Drain pears; reserving poaching liquid and cranberries. Remove peppercorns. Place pears on dessert plates; drizzle with reserved poaching liquid. Top with cranberries and crème fraiche, if desired.
Nutrition Facts :
CRANBERRY-POACHED PEARS
Pears take on an eye-catching crimson cast when poached with vibrant cranberries. Their pleasing tartness can be countered by a sliver of rich goat cheese or a dollop of creme fraiche or yogurt.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place pears in a saucepan large enough to hold them snugly. Add enough water to barely cover them (about 4 cups). Add sugar, cinnamon, citrus peels, honey, and lemon juice. Using the tip of a paring knife, scrape vanilla seeds into pan, and toss in pod. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat, and simmer gently until pears are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add fresh cranberries, and simmer until cranberries are soft but not mushy, about 3 minutes more.
- Use a spoon to transfer pears to a dish. Spoon cranberries and syrup around pears. Add tea bag and dried cranberries if using. Let cool for 15 minutes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- Before serving, remove vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, citrus peels, and tea bag. Transfer pears to plates with some of the cranberries, syrup, and a dollop of yogurt, creme fraiche, or cheese.
SPICED RED WINE-POACHED PEARS
Steps:
- In a 4-quart saucepan, combine wine, sugar, orange juice, zest, cinnamon stick and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. While liquid is simmering, peel pears, leaving stem intact and being careful not to blemish the flesh of the pears. Slice 1/2-inch off the bottom of the pears to create a flat bottom. Gently place pears in poaching liquid, cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes to ensure even color, until pears are cooked but still firm. Remove saucepan from flame, uncover and cool with pears upright in pan. Once cool, cover and chill in refrigerator at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours, turning occasionally, if desired. Gently remove pears from liquid and allow to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, reduce liquid by about half over a medium-high flame for 15 minutes, until liquid is thicker and slightly syrupy. Remove from flame and let liquid come to room temperature. Drizzle each pear with 2 tablespoons syrup and serve.
POACHED PEARS FILLED WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE
For a sophisticated touch, serve these juicy poached pears alongside your holiday turkey. The cranberry sauce can be used alone, if desired.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut lemons in half, squeeze juice into a medium bowl half filled with cold water, and add squeezed lemon halves to bowl. Peel pears as carefully and smoothly as possible, leaving stems attached. Place pears in lemon (acidulated) water as you peel them.
- In a large saucepan, combine wine, 3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar, peppercorns, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a bare simmer. Remove pears and 2 of the squeezed lemon halves from water, and add to the saucepan. Keep pears submerged in liquid by placing a lid slightly smaller than the pan, a damp piece of cheesecloth, or a clean dish towel over them. Simmer until pears are tender and translucent, 10 to 30 minutes, depending on ripeness.
- Remove from heat, and let pears cool in poaching liquid. Refrigerate when cool. (Pears can be prepared to this point up to 2 days in advance.)
- In a medium saucepan, combine fresh cranberries, kumquats, 1 cup water, and the remaining 1 cup sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and let cranberries simmer gently until skins burst and mixture thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Stir in dried cranberries. Remove from heat, cool completely, and refrigerate. (Cranberry sauce can be prepared up to 2 days in advance.)
- Remove pears from poaching liquid with a slotted spoon, and cut in half lengthwise. Drain on paper towels. Using a melon baller or small spoon, carefully scoop out seeds and a little of the surrounding flesh to create a small, round cavity in each pear half. When ready to serve, fill each cavity with 1 to 2 tablespoons chilled cranberry sauce. Serve extra cranberry sauce on the side.
POACHED PEARS IN WINE (EASY 3 INGREDIENT RECIPE)
Not just any old poached pears as these form a caramelized wine syrup to be served with the pears.
Provided by Lidia Conte
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Peel, halve (lengthwise) and core four pears and place cut side down in sauté pan.
- Pour wine into pan with the pears. Next, add the sugar.
- Put burner on to medium high heat and bring to a simmer, then add the lid.
- Cook for a few minutes until the pears are still firm, but cooked (poke with a skewer to test them.) Turn them over and cook for one more minute.
- Take the pan off the heat and remove the pears from the liquid in the pan with a large spoon (slotted is best) and set aside.
- Put the pan back onto the burner and bring to a strong simmer over medium high heat. Cook until a syrup forms, then remove from heat immediately after consistency is reached.
- Place pear halves (one or two) on serving plates and drizzle with the caramelized wine syrup. Decorate as desired, or not at all, and serve right away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Carbohydrate 50 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 0 milligrams cholesterol, ServingSize 1/2 pear, Sodium 0 milligrams sodium
POACHED PEARS IN WINE
Steps:
- Peel the pears, core them from the bottom, leaving the stems on. In a large saucepan, add all of the ingredients except the pears and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and add the pears, and simmer until the pears are tender, yet slightly firm in the center, about 30 minutes. Remove the pears, peppercorns and vanilla bean, and bring the mixture to a boil and cook over medium heat until the liquid is reduced to a syrup.
- To serve
- When the pears are cool, fill the cores with the cheese, place on the serving plate and drizzle with sauce. Top with toasted pecans.
- TIP:
- ASIAN PEAR SALSA
- Substitute Asian pears for pears or apples in your favorite fruit salsa recipe. Use mint instead of cilantro.
WINE-POACHED PEARS
Bosc pears are excellent for poaching in this wine-poached pear recipe. They're crisp and firm even when quite ripe, and make for a delicious dessert.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 2h40m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel 4 Bosc pears, leaving stem intact. In a saucepan just large enough to hold pears on their sides, bring to a boil 4 cups water, 1 1/2 cups dry red wine, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns, 1 dried bay leaf, and peel of 1 lemon.
- Add pears, and cover with a round piece of wax paper. Reduce heat to low; simmer gently until pears are crisp-tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool in poaching liquid, then chill pears at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 1 g
CRANBERRY POACHED PEARS
This comes from the Cranberry Cookbook, it is so delicious - there is nothing better than poached pears - and the cranberries just enhance the flavor.
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put the cranberry juice, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan large enough to hold the pears. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar. Add the cinnamon and star anise, if using, and boil for 5 minutes.
- Peel the pears and immediately stand them in the pan with the cranberry syrup. Cover and simmer gently for 40 minutes, or until the pears are cooked and soft through to the center when pierced with a skewer.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely in the syrup. Chill for 2 hours or overnight, occasionally turning the pears in the syrup to achieve an even color.
- Remove the pears from the pan and bring the cranberry syrup to the boil for 20 minutes, or until reduced to a thick syrup. Add the fresh cranberries and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until competely cooled.
- Place the pears on a plate with the cranberries and pour the sauce over and around them.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.8, Fat 0.4, Sodium 4.6, Carbohydrate 70.8, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 58, Protein 0.8
Tips:
- Choose ripe but firm pears. Overripe pears will break down too much during poaching and lose their shape.
- Use a variety of pears. This will give your dish a more complex flavor and texture.
- Don't peel the pears. The skins add color and flavor to the dish.
- Use a good quality wine. The wine you use will have a big impact on the flavor of the dish, so choose one that you enjoy drinking.
- Simmer the pears gently. Don't let the poaching liquid boil, as this will toughen the pears.
- Let the pears cool in the poaching liquid. This will help them to absorb more of the flavor.
- Serve the pears warm or cold. They can be served on their own, with whipped cream or ice cream, or used in desserts such as pies and tarts.
Conclusion:
Poached pears are a delicious and elegant dessert that can be enjoyed all year round. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste by using different types of pears, wine, and spices. Whether you serve them warm or cold, poached pears are sure to impress your guests.
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