Dessert

Pears poached in wine

Prep Time: 5 min / Cook Time: 15 min / Total Time: 20 min

Poached pears in wine is a classic French dessert that originated in the wine-growing territories of Burgundy and Lyon.

Sounds like something worth trying, right!? Moreover, it is only 10-15 minutes of active cooking.

Author and photographs: Olga

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Pears poached in wine is a classic French dessert that is distinguished by its exquisite presentation and extraordinary taste. Firm ripe pears are peeled and poached at a very low boil in a mixture of sweet white wine, sugar syrup, and spices until the rich flavor is absorbed and softened.

The liquid is then evaporated and turns into a light aromatic syrup.

Slowly poaching pears in a fragrant red wine sauce change this humble fruit into a sexy dessert.

Pears poached in wine

Yield: 5 pieces

Ingredients

Pears poached

5 strong pears
450 ml white wine (can be replaced with light grape juice)
150 gr sugar
zest of 1/2 orange
pinch of cinnamon, saffron, and anise (2 pieces)

Serving

2 tablespoons of honey
100 gr Greek Yogurt
2 tablespoons of pine nuts

Instructions

Mix spices, wine, and sugar in a saucepan. Boil. Peel the pears and place them in the syrup.

After the pears boil - reduce the heat to a minimum (so that the boil is slightly noticeable) and cook for 12-15 minutes (depending on the size of the pears) Turn off the heat and let cool to room temperature.

Sliced poached pears on a plate. Light gray background. There are pears on the plate. One of them is cut. Light passes through the pears and you can see that they are almost transparent.
Pears served with yogurt and pine nuts
In the background, you can see a jar of honey and another plate of pears.

Then - there are several options for filing ...

You can evaporate the remaining liquid to a syrup state, take a spoonful of ice cream and serve pears in syrup with ice cream.
You can sprinkle it with honey and eat it just like a dessert. You can add crunch and ice cream...
But my favorite serving is to roast a handful of pine nuts in a dry frying pan, put thick yogurt next to the pears, pour fragrant honey over all this happiness, and decorate with pine nuts.