Poached Pears with Sweet Wine and Fruit Confetti

Name: Poached Pears with Sweet Wine and Fruit Confetti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 smalls firm but ripe Anjou pears, peeled; 2 teaspoons arrowroot; 118 milliliters chopped peeled seeded cantaloupe; 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half; 118 milliliters chopped peeled kiwi; 1 sprig Fresh mint; 473 milliliters pear nectar; 118 milliliters quartered hulled strawberries; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 828 milliliters sweet white or red wine (such as Moscato) from 1-liter bottle

Poached Pears with Sweet Wine and Fruit Confetti is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 292 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have but anjou pears, cinnamon stick, kiwi, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using melon baller, remove core from bottom end of pears.

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Melon

Pear

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Melon Baller

Combine wine, pear nectar and cinnamon stick in large pot. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to simmer.

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Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Bean

Pear Nectar

Seeds

Wine

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Pot

Add pears (liquid should cover pears halfway). Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until pears are tender, about 10 minutes, turning pears halfway through.

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Pear

Transfer pears and cooking liquid to large bowl. Cool completely.

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Pear

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Bowl

Drain poaching liquid back into pot.

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Pot

Mix 2 tablespoons liquid with arrowroot in small bowl; return to pot. Boil until sauce thickens and is reduced to 2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Cool sauce to room temperature. (Pears and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

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Arrowroot