Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our red wine poached pear, a culinary masterpiece that tantalizes the senses. Picture perfectly ripe pears gently simmered in a rich red wine bath, infused with warm spices and zesty citrus. This delightful poaching liquid transforms the pears into tender, ruby-hued gems, bursting with a harmonious blend of sweet and tangy notes. Served atop a bed of velvety vanilla ice cream, the pears become the delectable centerpiece of a dessert extravaganza. To add a textural contrast, the dish is generously topped with crunchy granola, creating a symphony of flavors and textures in every bite. This recipe not only guides you through the art of poaching pears in red wine, but also provides variations for a delectable ice cream filling and a variety of granola toppings, ensuring a personalized dessert experience. Embark on a culinary journey and discover the exquisite flavors of red wine poached pears, a dessert that promises to leave a lasting impression.
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SPICED RED WINE POACHED PEARS WITH VANILLA MASCARPONE WHIPPED CREAM
Spiced Red Wine Poached Pears with Vanilla Mascarpone Whipped Cream is a sexy, holiday dessert that will have everyone talking!
Provided by By: Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine wine, sugar, orange peel, orange juice, cinnamon stick and cloves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
- While poaching liquid is simmering, peel pears, leaving the stem intact and being careful not to bruise the pears.
- Slice a small amount from the bottom of the pears to create a flat bottom if necessary so the pears stand upright.
- Gently place the pears in the poaching liquid. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20-30 minutes (depending upon size), turning every 5 minutes with a slotted spoon to ensure even color. Pears should be cooked but still firm.
- Cool at room temperature, turning occasionally to ensure even color.
- When the pears have cooled to room temperature, refrigerate in the liquid at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours, turning occasionally to maintain even color.
- To serve: Remove pears from poaching liquid and place on a serving plate.
- Strain poaching liquid and place back in the saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until reduced by at least half. Liquid should be slightly syrupy. Let cool to room temperature.
- Drizzle pears with sauce and serve with Vanilla Mascarpone Whipped Cream.
- Combine cream, mascarpone, sugar and vanilla extract in a small, deep bowl. Beat until thick and the consistency of whipped cream, about 5-7 minutes. Serve with pears.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2, Calories 1073 kcal, Carbohydrate 110 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 42 g, SaturatedFat 26 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 127 mg, Sodium 217 mg, Fiber 8 g, Sugar 88 g, UnsaturatedFat 13 g
PEARS POACHED IN RED WINE, CARDAMOM AND ORANGE
A quick and easy recipe for Pears Poached in Red Wine.
Categories Fruit Dessert Poach Low Sodium Orange Pear Red Wine Fall Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine first 7 ingredients in heavy large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to simmer. Add pears and return mixture to simmer. Reduce heat and simmer slowly until pears are tender when pierced with knife, about 25 minutes. Transfer pears to plate. Boil liquid in saucepan until reduced to 3 cups, about 20 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill pears in poaching liquid. Before serving, rewarm over medium-low heat until pears are heated through.)
- Arrange 1 warm pear and 1 scoop of ice cream on each of 4 plates. Drizzle some poaching liquid over. Sprinkle with biscotti crumbs. Garnish with orange peel strips, if desired, and serve.
RED WINE POACHED PEARS
Steps:
- Juice the lemon and orange, reserving the juiced citrus halves. Put the juice, citrus halves, wine, water, honey, ginger, black peppercorns, cloves, cardamom, star anise and bay leaf in a wide saucepot. Gently place the pears into the liquid. Make a circle of parchment paper that is 1/2-inch larger than the pot and cover surface completely with the parchment paper (see Cook's Note*). Make sure the pears are fully submerged but not touching the bottom of the pot. Bring the poaching liquid and pears to a boil, then reduce the heat to just below a simmer.
- Cook the pears until fork tender. Test for doneness by inserting a sharp knife in the base; there should be little resistance when fully cooked. Gently transfer pears to a glass or ceramic bowl. Pour enough poaching liquid over pears just to cover. Cover and refrigerate for several hours, preferably overnight; the longer the pears soak, the darker they will become.
- Strain remaining poaching liquid and return to saucepan. Cook over high heat until a syrupy consistency is achieved or the syrup coats the back of a spoon. Chill until the pears are served.
- Use a parisienne scoop to remove each pear's core, hollowing out a 1-inch wide cavity that starts at the base and extends 3/4 of the way up the pear. Transfer the Creamy Pistachio Nut Filling to a piping bag without a tip. Gently fill the pear cavity until it slightly overflows. (The overflow will help to provide a sticky surface to stand the pear up on.) Place the pear, base side down, in a bowl and surround with 1-ounce of the syrup. Serve.
- In a medium-sized bowl, cream the mascarpone, sugar, and vanilla together. Stir in the pistachio nuts.
- Use immediately or refrigerate and return to room temperature before filling the pears.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calorie, Fat 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Cholesterol 0 milligrams, Sodium 10 milligrams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 1 grams, Sugar 30 grams
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 IN RED WINE
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Fill a bowl with cold water and add all but 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice.
- Peel, halve, and core each pear.
- Place them in the bowl of lemon water to rest; the lemon juice will help prevent browning.
- Combine the red wine, sugar, the reserved 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan large enough to hold the pears.
- Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to reach a low simmer. Add the pears and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes on one side.
- Rotate the pears and continue to poach them for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are tender and are easily poked through with a fork.
- Remove the pears from the pan and cool them on a cooling rack or old, clean towel.
- Bring the wine sauce back up to a rolling simmer and cook until the liquid has been reduced by half.
- To serve, place one pear into a shallow bowl. Pour a stream of sauce over the fruit.
- Place one scoop of ice cream, mascarpone cheese, or crème fraiche next to the pear (if using). Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 324 kcal, Carbohydrate 71 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Fiber 9 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 13 mg, Sugar 50 g, Fat 2 g, ServingSize 4 to 6 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
RED WINE PEARS
A classic cool weather dessert, these poached pears taste best if made a day or two in advance giving them time to soak in the red wine syrup. Serve with crème fraîche, whipped cream or ice cream. Use firm Comice, Anjou, Bartlett or Russet pears.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dessert
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Using a sharp vegetable peeler, peel the pears top to bottom, leaving them whole, with stems attached and the core intact.
- Put the pears in a large, wide nonreactive pot (enameled or stainless steel) in one layer. Add the wine, sugar and spices. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer, and cook for about 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted encounters no resistance. Remove from the heat and transfer the pears to a deep container, leaving the liquid in the pot.
- Heat the poaching liquid over high and boil down until it is reduced by half. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups syrup.) Pour syrup over pears, and refrigerate overnight if possible.
- To serve, put each pear in a soup plate and spoon over a little of the red wine syrup. Add a dollop of crème fraîche or a scoop of ice cream, and finish with a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds.
SPICED RED WINE POACHED PEARS
As elegant as they are delicious, poached pears are a splendid finish to dinners dressy or plain. Here, the poaching syrup is red wine, honey and good cold-weather spices: cloves, cinnamon and star anise. Look for pears that are ripe but still firm, and if you can, choose pears that have stems - they make for a more attractive dish. You can serve the pears soon after they're made or you can cover and refrigerate them in their syrup and serve them chilled or at room temperature. They're good on their own or alongside whipped cream or crème fraîche.
Provided by Dorie Greenspan
Categories dessert
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Halve the lemon, and remove 3 wide strips of rind. Peel the pears, leaving a topknot of skin and the stem, if it's attached; rub with the cut lemon. Working from the bottom, core the pears.
- Choose a pot that will hold the pears snugly. Cut a circle of parchment paper to fit inside the pot. Cut 4 slices from the lemon and put them, the strips of zest and all the other ingredients - except the pears - into the pot. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and add the pears, tops up - it's O.K. if they're not fully submerged. Cover with the paper circle and the pot's lid.
- Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes - the pears should still be slightly firm but easily pierced with the tip of a knife; transfer them to a bowl. Boil the syrup for 5 minutes, pour over the fruit and discard the spices. Serve slightly warm, at room temperature or chilled, with or without cream.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 235, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 47 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 7 milligrams, Sugar 34 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose ripe but firm pears for poaching. This will help them hold their shape and not become mushy.
- Use a good quality red wine for poaching. A full-bodied red wine with fruity flavors will work best.
- Add spices and herbs to the poaching liquid for extra flavor. Common additions include cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, cardamom pods, and vanilla beans.
- Poach the pears until they are tender but still hold their shape. This usually takes about 15-20 minutes.
- Allow the pears to cool completely before filling them with ice cream. This will help prevent the ice cream from melting too quickly.
- Use a sturdy ice cream scoop to fill the pears. This will help prevent the ice cream from breaking up.
- Top the pears with granola, chopped nuts, or fresh berries for a crunchy and flavorful garnish.
Conclusion:
Red wine poached pears are a delicious and elegant dessert that can be enjoyed all year round. They are perfect for a special occasion or a simple weeknight treat. With a few simple tips, you can easily make this dessert at home. So next time you're looking for a something sweet and impressive, give red wine poached pears a try. You won't be disappointed!
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