Poached Pears In Red Wine Recipe - Cooking Index
Poached Pears In Red Wine Recipe - Cooking Index
| 4 tablespoons | 60ml | Semi-ripe pears (large) |
| = (bosc or comice) | ||
| 1 | Red wine or port | |
| 1 cup | 198g / 7oz | Sugar |
| 1 | Cinnamon stick | |
| Zest of whole orange | ||
| 6 | Peppercorns - crushed (large) | |
| Whipping cream - for serving | ||
| Mint leaves - for garnish |
Peel, core and halve the pears.
Place wine, sugar, cinnamon, orange zest and peppercorns in 4-quart or larger pressure cooker. Stir over high heat to dissolve the sugar. Carefully place the pears on top.
Close the lid and bring pressure to the first red ring (8 pounds pressure). Adjust heat to stabilize at the first red ring and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Use Natural Release Method.
Carefully remove the pears. With the flat-side down, slice lengthwise and fan out on plates.
Reduce the sauce left in the pressure cooker by 1/2 or until it coats a spoon.
Whip the cream.
Spoon the sauce around the pears and put a dollop of cream at the stem. Place 2 mint leaves on the cream to make the pear leaves.
Serve room temperature.
This recipe yields 8 servings.
Source:
Kuhn Rikon at http://www.kuhnrikon.com
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