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Wine and Fruit Poached Pears with Brazil Nuts
Servings: 6  
 


Fruit Poached Pears  

While the air is crisp, a splendid dessert of warmed pears with the hearty infusion of red wine is a soothing end-of-the-meal choice .
 
 

 

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups water or enough to just cover the pears
1 cup dry red table wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup raspberry preserves
Zest from 1 lemon
6 medium Bartlett pears
Freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 cup coarsely chopped Brazil nuts
 



METHOD

Combine all of the above ingredients, except the pears, nutmeg and nuts, in a large saucepan coated with DuPont SilverStone® non-stick. Bring the liquid to a boil and cook over high heat for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, peel the pears, leaving the stems intact. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the pears to the pan and cover. Poach the pears for 15 minutes or until tender.

Remove the pan from the heat and let the pears cool in the liquid, about 40 minutes. Serve warm or chilled with a little extra liquid spooned over the top and freshly grated nutmeg. Finish with a sprinkling of nuts.

 

 
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