Pear Recipe
Spiced Pears |
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Got too many pears in this week's fruit bag? Here's a great, simple way of using them up.
Goes beautifully with goats' cheese or Camembert...
It's great for entertaining, because you can prepare it up to 2 days ahead and keep it in a sealed container in the fridge. |
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Serves 4
4-6 ripe pears
100ml red wine
1/2 cinnamon stick (or 1 tsp ground cinnamon)
1 tsp ground mixed spice
50g sugar |
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Method |
- Peel the pears. Cut them into quarters and remove the core and stalk.
- Gently heat the wine, sugar and spices in a pan until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the pears, cover and heat gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the pears and put them in a bowl. Simmer the remaining liquid for up to 10 minutes, until it has thickened into a syrup. Pour over the pears.
- Pour the syrup over the pears and allow to cool for a couple of hours.
- Serve cold or warm with creme fraiche, or as an accompaniment to goats' cheese, Camembert or Brie with salad.
Makes a delicious starter.
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Time From Cupboard-To-Table |
About 3 hours, allowing for cooling time.
About 10 minutes' actual preparation time.
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Notes & Variations |
| For kids, use a dark fruit juice, such as blackcurrent (or pureed blackberries), instead of the wine. |
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