Red wine poached pear. By combining peeled pears with red wine and a bouquet of spices, you can create a beautiful dish that highlights the fruit's natural sweetness. "Slowly poaching pears in a fragrant red wine sauce change this humble fruit into a sexy dessert. The fruit softens and turns a beautiful shade of red. Serve red wine poached pears with some mascarpone cheese, or whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an impressive dessert.
Place each pear into a sous vide bag.
Vacuum-seal bags or leave unsealed, placing the open edges of the bags over the side of the bath and securing them there to prevent water from entering.
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To make Red wine poached pear you need 10 ingredients and just 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients
- It's 3 of whole pears,.
- Prepare 1 of star-anise.
- Prepare 1 of cinnamon stick.
- It's 550 ml of red wine.
- You need 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
- It's Half of an orange, juiced.
- You need Half of a lemon, juiced.
- It's 1 of orange peel.
- You need of Grated lemon jest.
- It's 4 pieces of saffron.
I poached three pears without needing to add any more wine sauce; could have cooked four pears if there was room in the pan. The chocolate sauce was rich and delicious. I used Pinot Noir, my favorite red wine. I also used Toll House Dark Chocolate chips because I like dark chocolate in general.
Red wine poached pear directions
- Peel the pears, carefully take out the core from the bottom.
- Pour the red wine, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar into a pan, put in all the herbs and stir well. Bring to a simmer..
- Put the pears in to the pan, make sure they are covered in wine. Put on the lid and let it simmer for 30 minutes. Turn the pears often to make the colour even..
- Take the pears out and put on a tray. Put the tray in the fridge for 20 minutes..
- Put the wine liquid on stove again, turn on medium heat and let it reduce to about 1/4. It should be glazie and shinie when done right. Turn the heat off and let it rest for 20mins..
- Take the pears out and place on a dish. Put some mascarpone or whipped cream on the side. Pour the wine mixture over the pears, grate some lemon zest on and serve..
I love to make Red Wine Poached Pears, as it's really more of a method to learn than a recipe. Similar to a braised savory dish, this is really all about making a super flavorful liquid to cook the pears in. The more care you give to the poaching liquid, the better the flavor of the finished product will be. When you're poaching pears in red wine, you're basically cooking them. So you want to choose pears that will hold their shape well even after being cooked.