Name: Poached pears in syrup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cup (500ml) water; 2 cup (500g) caster sugar; 1/2 cup (125ml) dessert wine; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (or 1 teaspoon vanilla essence); 1 cinnamon stick; 1 piece orange rind; 4 beurre bosc pears, peeled and left whole

Poached pears in syrup

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

2 cup (500ml) water

2 cup (500g) caster sugar

1/2 cup (125ml) dessert wine

1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (or 1 teaspoon vanilla essence)

1 cinnamon stick

1 piece orange rind

4 beurre bosc pears, peeled and left whole

Method

1.Place all ingredients, except pears, in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

2.Sit pears in syrup and continue to simmer for 10-15 minutes, until just tender. Transfer pears to serving dish. Discard cinnamon stick, vanilla bean and orange peel from syrup, then pour syrup over pears to serve.

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