Poached Pears

Name: Poached Pears
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced; 59 milliliters honey; 6 whole peeled pears (Bartlett, Bosc, or Anjou, on the slightly under-ripe side); 2 star anise; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 pod from a vanilla bean (saved from another project, or the whole, scraped vanilla bean and seeds); 946 milliliters water

This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 313 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours. If you have pod from a vanilla bean, star anise, honey, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Combine water, sugar, honey, wine, ginger, vanilla bean, star anise, and cinnamon sticks in a large pot and bring to a simmer.

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Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Bean

Star Anise

Ginger

Honey

Sugar

Water

Wine

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Pot

Add the pears, taking care that they are all covered by the poaching liquid.

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Pear

Cut a round of parchment large enough to cover the pot with an extra inch around the sides.

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Pot

Cut a 1 inch hole in the center of parchment and press the round, with the hole directly in the center, directly on top of poaching liquid.

Simmer pears in the liquid until they are fork-tender and slightly translucent (depending on the pears, this can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hour) Allow pears to cool in liquid before serving or using for baking. To serve, cut the pears in half the long way and scoop out the seeds with a melon ball scoop.

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Melon