Red Wine and Port Poached Pears with Mascarpone

Name: Red Wine and Port Poached Pears with Mascarpone
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Bosc pears, peeled, halved and cored; 2 cinnamon sticks; 113 grams block semisweet or dark chocolate, to shave with a vegetable peeler; 1 lemon, zested, not grated, but in big strips for easy removal; 1 pint mascarpone cheese, at room temperature; 355 milliliters ruby port; 355 milliliters red wine; 2 star anise; 296 milliliters sugar; 1 bundle thyme; 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

Need a gluten free and vegetarian beverage? Red Wine and Port Poached Pears with Mascarpone could be a super recipe to try. One serving contains 833 calories, 8g of protein, and 44g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes. A mixture of wine, vanilla bean, chocolate, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

In a large saucepan combine the port, wine, 1 cup of the sugar, star anise, cinnamon, thyme, lemon zest, the vanilla bean and seeds. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Vanilla Bean

Lemon Zest

Star Anise

Cinnamon

Seeds

Sugar

Thyme

Port

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Add the pears and simmer until the pears are cooked through, about 25 to 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool in the poaching liquid.

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Pear

Before serving, remove the pears from their poaching liquid and reduce the liquid to a syrup. Strain into a small bowl.

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Pear

Syrup

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Bowl

Combine the mascarpone and remaining sugar in a small bowl. Dollop a small amount of the mascarpone on each plate and arrange a pear half on top to prevent it from sliding around the plate.

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Mascarpone

Sugar

Pear

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Bowl

Garnish the pears with a large dollop of the mascarpone, and drizzle with the reduced poaching liquid. Shave the chocolate over the mascarpone and serve.

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Mascarpone

Chocolate