Decadent Desserts! : Spiced Red Wine Poached Pears!

Hi from EL The Cook!

Its the weekend again, and its time for one decadent dessert!

Red wine is a natural anti-oxidant and its flavours enhance a dish spectacularly!

This recipe involves poaching sweet pears in red wine, so that they get saturated with that beautiful taste!

Along with fragrant spices, this dish makes your home smell amazing while you make it, and truthfully makes you want to eat it before its done!

Heres how to get that heavenly dessert done!

( Makes 4 Decadent Servings! )

Cooking Time :  

 75 minutes minutes stove top

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 750-ml bottle dry red wine
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 firm but ripe pears, peeled, stems left intact
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT:

• A large bowl
• Heavy bottomed vessel
• Whisk
• Standard cup measure
• Spatula
• Chefs Knife
• 3 small bowls

METHOD

• 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.)

PLATING:

Arrange 2 warm pear and 2 scoops of ice cream on each of 2 plates. Drizzle some poaching liquid over. Garnish with orange peel strips, if desired, and serve.

So impress your family and friends with this purely decadent dessert! Trust us its totally worth making!

Have an awesome weekend everyone!