Cinnamon and Red Wine Poached Pears

While shopping at a local vegetable stand yesterday I noticed some nice looking bosc pears and I thought to myself that I should cook some up for myself.

Cinnamon and Red Wine Poached Pears

Ingredients

* 2 cups dry red wine
* 2 cups water
* 1Ž2 cup honey
* 1Ž2 cup sugar
* 1 large bay leaf
* 5 whole cloves
* 1 cinnamon stick
* Juice from 1 lemon
* 8 Bosc pears

Preparation

1. In a large, nonreactive saucepan, bring the red wine, water, honey, sugar, bay leaf, whole cloves, cinnamon stick, and lemon juice to a boil.
2. While ingredients in saucepan are coming to a boil, peel the pears.
3. Cut pears into halves; remove cores.
4. Place pear halves in the saucepan and bring back to another boil.
5. Reduce heat and gently poach for 15 minutes, or until pear halves are almost tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife.
6. SERVES 8

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http://recipes.suite101.com/article.cfm/poached_bosc_pear_recipe