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Wine Poached Pears Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Boil; Add and Poach:
2 c. dry red wine
2 c. apple cider or juice
1/2 c. sugar
2 strips lemon peel
1 vanilla bean, split
1 cinnamon stick
2 Anjou, Bosc or Bartlett pears, peeled

Reduce; Serve pears with:
1 cup poaching liquid
1/2 c. blackberries, divided
1/4 c. Greek yogurt, divided
Directions:
Directions:
Boil wine, cider, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla bean and cinnamon in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, add pears and poach until easily pierced with a knife, about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow pears to cool in liquid for at least an hour or chill overnight. Halve pears lengthwise, then remove core with a melon baller.
Reduce 1 cup of poaching liquid in a small saucepan over high heat to 1/4 cup, about 15 minutes. To serve, arrange 2 pear halves on each serving plate, top with yogurt and berries, then drizzle with sauce.

 

 

 

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