Wine-Poached Pears Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

6 bosc pears
1 cup sauterne or 1 cup port wine
1 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
5 whole cloves
x lemon , zest of, cut in strips
1/2 lemon , juice of

Directions:

Peel pears, leaving stem intact.
Using a small melon baller, remove stems and seeds from bottoms of pears.
In a saucepan that will accommodate pears upright, combine wine, water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, lemon zest and lemon juice.
Bring to a boil.
Add pears, cook over medium heat, maintaining a boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, allow pears to cool slowly.
Baste pears occasionally with poaching liquid.
When completely cooled, chill pears.
Serve on individual dessert plates; spoon liquid over pears.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	219.19 Kcal (918 kJ)
Calories from fat	0 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0g	0%
Sodium	400.72mg	17%
Potassium	7mg	0%
Total Carbs	42.1g	14%
Sugars	16.81g	67%
Dietary Fiber	4.15g	17%
Protein	1.05g	2%
Vitamin C	8.6mg	14%
Calcium	25.4mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	71.66 Kcal (300 kJ)
Calories from fat	0 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0g	0%
Sodium	131.01mg	17%
Potassium	2.29mg	0%
Total Carbs	13.76g	14%
Sugars	5.5g	67%
Dietary Fiber	1.36g	17%
Protein	0.34g	2%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	14%
Calcium	8.3mg	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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