Ingredients
- 1 litre water
- 1 1/3 cup (265 g) sugar
- 4 pears, peeled, cored, and quartered
- Additions: One cinnamon stick, 2 teaspoons whole cloves, black peppercorns or allspice berries, one lemon half, one split vanilla bean, 2-3 star anise, 6-8 fresh ginger slices
POACHED PEARS (2)
Method
- In a large saucepan, heat the water and sugar until warm and the sugar is dissolved
- Add any of the additions that you wish
- Slide in the pears and cover with a round of greaseproof paper, with a small hole cut in the center
- Keep the liquid at a very low boil and simmer the pears until cooked through, 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the pears
Comments
Thanks to ROSEDALE ORCHARDS for providing the pears used in the demonstration
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