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Recipe

Poached Pears in Zinfandel Sauce: Breakfast-Brunch

Servings: 0

Prep time:30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pear per person

  • 1 quart Zinfandel Wine

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 dozen cloves

  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

  • juice of 1 1/2 lemons

  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg

  • sprigs of mint, and apple, cherry, or pear blossoms for garnish

Step 1:

Place the wine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, lemon juice, and nutmeg in large cooking pot. Mix the ingredients well, then bring to a boil.

Step 2:

Peel and halve the pears. Place pear halves into the boiling wine mixture and cook until they are tender. Remove the pears.

Step 3:

Continue boiling the wine mixture until it reduces to a fine syrup consistency. Remove the mixture rom the heat and strain through a fine screen. Place pears on individual serving plates. Cover each with wine sauce. Garnish withy a sprig of mint and a fruit blossom.

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