Name: Pears in wine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 cup (750ml) white wine; 1 cup (220g) sugar; a few strips of orange rind; 1 cup (250ml) orange juice; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 small bay leaf, plus extra to serve (optional); 6 pears, peeled, stems intact; thick cream, to serve (optional)

Pears in wine

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

50M

Total

1H 10M

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Ingredients

3 cup (750ml) white wine

1 cup (220g) sugar

a few strips of orange rind

1 cup (250ml) orange juice

2 cinnamon sticks

1 small bay leaf, plus extra to serve (optional)

6 pears, peeled, stems intact

thick cream, to serve (optional)

Method

1.Combine wine, sugar, orange rind and juice, cinnamon, bay leaf and 1 cup water in a saucepan, large enough to hold six upright pears. Stir on low heat, until sugar dissolves.

2.Increase heat and bring to boil. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Lower pears into syrup and simmer for 30 minutes, covered, turning several times. Remove from heat and set aside to cool in syrup.

3.Remove pears. Boil syrup on medium heat until reduced and thickened. Place pears in serving bowls and pour over strained syrup. Garnish with extra bay leaves and serve with cream, if using.

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