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Poached Pears in Red Wine
Makes 4 Serves
1 cup /250ml water
1 cups/250ml dry red wine
1 cups/250g caster sugar
4 medium pears, peeled and cored
Peel of 1 lemon, cut in strips
1 vanilla bean
1 cinnamon quill
1.
Place water, wine and sugar in the
removable crockery bowl. Cover with
lid and cook on HIGH setting until the
sugar is dissolved.
2.
Place the pears into the removable
crockery bowl, turn the pears to coat
in the wine mixture, then stand pears
upright in the mixture. Add the lemon
peel, vanilla bean and cinnamon quill
to the bowl, cover with lid and cook
on LOW setting for 3-4 hours, turning
occasionally or basting with the wine
mixture. Serve pears drizzled with the
wine mixture.
NOTE:
Pears can have the
stems left intact or removed
depending on presentation
preference.
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