Wine- and Citrus-Poached Pears with Triple-Crème Cheese

Name: Wine- and Citrus-Poached Pears with Triple-Crème Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams triple-crème cheese (such as Explorateur, Saint André, boursault or Brillat-Savarin), cut into 4 wedges; 355 milliliters dry red wine; 1 inches 3x lemon peel (yellow part only); 59 milliliters orange juice; 2 medium sizes firm but ripe medium-size pears, peeled, stems left attached, halved lengthwise, cored; 79 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp cassis(black-currant-flavored liqueur; optional)

Wine- and Citrus-Poached Pears with Triple-Crème Cheese is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 197 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cassis), wine, triple-crème cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine wine, sugar, orange juice, lemon peel, and clove in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.

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Orange Juice

Lemon Peel

Clove

Sugar

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Add pear halves to saucepan.

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Pear

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Sauce Pan

Cut out round of parchment paper same size as saucepan.

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Baking Paper

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Place parchment round atop pears, pushing edges of parchment into liquid to prevent edges from curling up. Reduce heat and barely simmer until pears are tender when pierced with knife, about 12 minutes.

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Pear

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Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to bowl. Boil liquid in saucepan until slightly syrupy and reduced to 3/4 cup, about 14 minutes. Cool syrup to room temperature; stir in crème de cassis, if desired.

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Creme De Cassis

Pear

Syrup

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Pour syrup over pears. Cover and chill at least 12 hours, turning pears occasionally.

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Pear

Syrup

Thinly slice pear halves lengthwise almost to stem end, leaving stems attached. Spoon generous 1 tablespoon pear syrup onto each of 4 plates. Top each with 1 pear half, pressing gently to fan.

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Syrup

Pear

Serve with cheese.

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Cheese