Recipe - Pears Poached In Zinfandel

4 Ripe pears
1 Lemon
1 Bottle Zinfandel
1 Whole vanilla bean; split in
half
One half teaspoon Black peppercorns
One half Cinnamon stick
1/3 cup Sugar
1 Basket fresh raspberries
Fresh mint sprigs for
garnish

Peel, halve, and core the pears. Rub each half with lemon juice. In a
heavy, nonreactive saucepan, bring the Zinfandel, vanilla bean,
peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the
pears and poach them until tender, approximately 20 minutes. (The time will
vary depending upon the ripeness of the fruit.) Remove the pears and drain
them thoroughly, reserving the poaching liquid. Arrange 2 pear halves per
serving on warm plates. Toss the raspberries in the poaching liquid, then
drain them immediately so that they are warm but not mushy. Serves 4.

Presentation: Sprinkle the warm berries over the pears. Garnish with the
mint sprigs. Serve immediately.

Recipe by: MAILING LIST 1995

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 442 by ctlindab@mail1.nai.net on
Jan 3, 1998