Poached pears - country living
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Cranberry-juice cocktail |
| 1 | cup | Red wine |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Tangerine, quartered | |
| 1 | Cinnamon stick | |
| 2 | Whole cloves | |
| 4 | Firm, ripe pears with stems intact, peeled and cored through bottom end | |
Directions
1. To make poaching liquid, in 1½-quart microwave-safe bowl, combine juice, wine, sugar, tangerine, cinnamon stick, and cloves.
Microwave on high (100 percent) to 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
2. Stand pears in poaching liquid, submerging each pear as much as possible. Cover with waxed paper and microwave on high 5 minutes. Turn pears, cover with paper, and microwave on high 5 to 6 minutes longer or until pears are tender but still retain their shape. Let pears stand in poaching liquid at room temperature 30 minutes. Refrigerate pears in poaching liquid 1 hour, turning pears occasionally so they color evenly.
3. To serve, stand each pear in a serving bowl. Strain poaching liquid and ladle about 2 T liquid into each bowl.
Country Living/November/1994 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl & <gg>