Recipe - Pears Poached In Cinnamon Pepper Port

3 cup Port
One fourth cup Sugar
3 Lemon (2") rind strips
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
15 Black peppercorns
1 Cinnamon (3") stick
4 md Peeled Bartlet pears, cored
and halved lengthwise

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add pear
halves; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until tender. Remove
pear halves with a slotted spoon, and place in a large shallow dish. Cover
and chill.

Bring wine mixture to a boil and cook for 8 minutes or until reduced to 1
cup. Discard lemon rind and spices. Pour wine mixture into a small bowl;
cover and chill.

Place the pear halves on individual dishes; top with sauce.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION per serving: 157 Calories; 1g Protein; .7g Fat; 40g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 14mg Sodium
Posted to Recipe Page 13 October 96

Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 11:03:29 +0600

From: Gourmet Connection capco@norwich.net