Simple Red Wine Poached Pears with Honeyed Yoghurt
These poached pears are the perfect dinner party dessert, easy to make and they can be prepared in advance.
Servings: 6 pears
Ingredients
- 6 pears
- 250 ml red wine
- 250 ml ruby port
- 65 grams muscovado sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 3 green cardamon
- 3 cloves
- orange rind
- 750 ml Greek yogurt
- 80 g honey
Instructions
- Wash and peel the pears, leaving the stems intact.
- In a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat, add the pears, wine, port, and spices. Bring the liquid to a boil and then reduce the heat, leaving the pears to simmer.
- Cover the saucepan with a lid and allow the pears to poach for about 40 minutes or until a paring knife slides easily into the flesh of the pear.
- Once the pears are done, remove them from the poaching liquid using a slotted spoon, and place them on a serving dish.
- Reduce the remaining poaching liquid to a thick but pourable syrup by increasing the heat of the stovetop. Once done pour the hot liquid over the poached pears.
- Whisk together the yogurt and the honey.
- To serve, place a dollop of yogurt onto a plate, top with one pear and then drizzle with the red wine and spice reduction. Enjoy!
