Pears Poached In Plum Wine

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	711ml	Water
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Plum wine
3 tablespoons	45ml	Lemon juice
4		Ginger - lightly crushed
4		Asian pears
		= (or medium-firm ripe Bartlett or
		Bosc pears)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Plum sauce
		Chopped crystallized ginger - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Combine water, sugar, wine, lemon juice, and ginger in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

Peel pears with a vegetables peeler, keeping stems intact. If you wish, remove cores from bottom of pears with a melon baller.

As you peel each pear, place it in the liquid. Simmer, uncovered, until pears are barely tender, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on ripeness of fruit. Turn pears occasionally during cooking.

Lift out pears with a slotted spoon and place in a wide bowl. Simmer syrup until it is reduced to 1 cup. Add plum sauce to sryup; cook until heated through. Pour syrup over pears. Let stand until cool.

Serve at room temperature or cover and refrigerate and serve cold. Sprinkle a little crystallized ginger over each serving for garnish.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Yan Can Cook at http://www.asianconnections.com/yancancook/recipes/)

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