Poached Pears

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 firm ripe pears, pared stem intact

Recipe

• 1 combine all except pears in saucepan. boil till sugar is dissolved then add pears.
• 2 cover and cook 8-10 minutes turning occasionally.
• 3 when pears are barely tender remove from syrup and put in individual serving bowls.
• 4 boil remaining syrup rapidly uncovered until reduced to 1 cup. pour over pears.
• 5 let cool before serving or serve chilled.