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Poached Pears in Mulled Wine
Prep Time
5 Minutes
Cook Time
1 Hour
Ingredients
7
Servings
4
Warm pears steeped in a rich and spicy red wine sauce and served with fromage frais.
Ingredients
450 millilitre (¾ pint) red wine
4 pears, peeled and cored
Fromage frais to serve
150 millilitre (¼ pint) orange juice
75 gram (3 ounce) sugar
2 sachets Mulled Wine Spices
4 tablespoons brandy (optional)
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Pour the wine, orange juice, sugar, Mulled Wine Spice sachets and brandy into a large saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add the pears and simmer for 45-50 minutes, until tender, turning occasionally.
- 2 Remove the pears from the wine and keep warm. Turn up the heat under the wine mixture and simmer until the sauce has reduced by half.
- 3 Serve each pear on a plate, drizzled with the sauce and with a little fromage frais.