Name: Poached pears in redcurrant tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (55g) golden caster sugar; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 tablespoon redcurrant jelly; 2 redcurrant-flavoured tea bags; 4 firm pears, peeled, cored, halved lengthways; 1/3 cup frozen cranberries; greek-style yoghurt, to serve (optional)

Poached pears in redcurrant tea

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

1/4 cup (55g) golden caster sugar

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon redcurrant jelly

2 redcurrant-flavoured tea bags

4 firm pears, peeled, cored, halved lengthways

1/3 cup frozen cranberries

greek-style yoghurt, to serve (optional)

Method

1.Place sugar, honey, redcurrant jelly and tea bags in a large saucepan. Add 600ml water and bring to the boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

2.Add pear, cover and simmer for 12-15 mins, until pears are just tender. Remove from heat. Remove and discard tea bags.

3.Stir in cranberries. Stand for 15 mins, for flavours to infuse. Serve pears with warm syrup and yoghurt.

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