Sweet Cyndee's Poached Pears Recipe

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Sweet Cyndee's Poached Pears
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
72
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 750 ml sweet dessert wine (*sweet cyndee's wine)
  • 1/4 cup sugar (fine )
  • 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long)
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp orange zest
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tsp arrowroot

Directions:

  1. Peel the pears, remove the core and any seeds from the pears. Place the pears into a bowl of lemon water.
  2. Combine wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, whole cloves and bay leaves into a shallow brazing pan. Stir the poaching liquid well.
  3. Place the pears on a cutting board and slice or fan the pears out.
  4. Bring the poaching liquid to a full boil.
  5. Reduce the poaching liquid to a very slow simmer. Add the pears, orange zest and lemon zest to the poaching liquid. Cover the brazing pan with bakers paper.
  6. Poach the pears for 25-30 minutes or until the pears are tender.
  7. Remove the pears from the wine and keep warm until service.
  8. WINE SAUCE.
  9. Reduce the wine or poaching liquid by half.
  10. Wisk together the arrowroot and 1 tablespoon of cold water in a small bowl. Add the arrowroot to the wine reduction and wisk the sauce well. Simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Remove the bay leaves and discard.
  11. Strain the warm wine sauce with a chinoise or fine sieve.
  12. To serve the pears drizzle the warm Wine Sauce over the bottom of the plates. Place the warm pears on the plate. Fan the pear out on the plate. Drizzle the warm sauce over the pear, add the garnish and serve.
  13. Garnish with Fresh Blackberries and Fresh Mint Sprigs.
  14. *The Wine is fron the Antelope Valley Winery, Palmdale, Calif.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 71.7 Kcal (300 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 0.38mg 0%
Potassium 8.89mg 0%
Total Carbs 18.07g 6%
Sugars 4.98g 20%
Dietary Fiber 2.13g 9%
Protein 0.56g 1%
Vitamin C 5.4mg 9%
Calcium 12.3mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 75.56 Kcal (316 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 0.4mg 0%
Potassium 9.36mg 0%
Total Carbs 19.05g 6%
Sugars 5.24g 20%
Dietary Fiber 2.25g 9%
Protein 0.59g 1%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 9%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 12.9mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

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