Poached pears in spiced red wine

Name: Poached pears in spiced red wine
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 vanilla pod; 1 bottle red wine; 225 grams caster sugar; 1 cinnamon stick, halved; 1 sprig fresh thyme plus sprigs to seve; 6 pears, peeled, but kept whole with stalk intact

The recipe Poached pears in spiced red wine can be made in around 50 minutes. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 356 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of vanilla pod, cinnamon stick, pears, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Red Wine Poached Pears, Red Wine Poached Pears, and Rosemary Red Wine Poached Pears.

Instructions

Halve the vanilla pod lengthways, scrape out the black seeds and put in a large saucepan with the wine, sugar, cinnamon and thyme.

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Vanilla Bean

Cinnamon

Seeds

Sugar

Thyme

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Cut each piece of pod into three long thin strips, add to pan, then lower in the pears.

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Pear

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Frying Pan

Poach the pears, covered, for 20-30 mins, making sure they are covered in the wine. The cooking time will very much depend on the ripeness of your pears they should be tender all the way through when pierced with a cocktail stick. You can make these up to 2 days ahead and chill.

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Cocktail