Best Pears In White Wine Recipes

WHITE WINE-POACHED PEARS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients but pears in a large saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add pears, lower heat, and cook 20 to 30 minutes, until pears are tender. If necessary, turn pears very gently by rotating stems with your fingertips so they cook evenly. Remove pears to a bowl, bring poaching liquid to a rapid boil, and reduce by half, about 10 minutes.
• Pour syrup over pears and refrigerate, covered, at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. Serve.

PEARS POACHED IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• In a pot, combine all ingredients except the pears. Bring to the boil.
• While the liquid is boiling, peel the pears and cut them in half from top to bottom.
• Use a paring knife to core the pears.
• When liquid is boiling, add pears, return to boiling, then simmer until tender but not mushy. This will depend on the pears you choose and how ripe they are. Start with about 5-8 minutes, but be aware that it may take much longer (when I use bosc pears that aren't quite ripe yet it can take half an hour or more).
• Remove the pears, increase the heat, and reduce the liquid by half.
• Spoon the reduced liquid over the pears and top with homemade whipped cream (use recipe # 80157).

PEARS IN SPICED WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Combine white wine, sugar, spices and peel of lemon in a suited pot.
• Heat up but do not let it boil.
• Meanwhile put the lemon juice into a bowl.
• Peel the pears and quarter them lenghtwise. Core them. Put them into the bowl with lemon juice to avoid browning.
• After you have prepared all pears this way add them and the lemon juice to the wine mixture.
• Poach the pears for about 10 - 15 minutes, but don't let them boil. The pears should be soft, but still a bit firm at the end.
• Put the pears into a suited preserving jar and cover them with white wine brew. Do not remove the spices.
• Store them in the fridge for at least 12 hours to blend all the flavors.
• Enjoy.
• NOTE: there might be more white wine brew than you need. Put it in the fridge and enjoy it cold with a bit of ice and a lemon wedge.
• SERVING: Serve the pears at room tempearture with a dollop of your favorite ice cream for an easy dessert. Add some of the white wine brew to it.
• NOTE: try these pears also in an easy pear cake or tarte. The peares will be soft and their flavor will blend into the cake and will make it moist.
• Cooking time does not include time for cooling.

VANILLA POACHED PEARS

Steps:

• Place the white wine, water, sugar and vanilla bean and pulp into a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• Core the pears from the bottom. Decrease the heat to medium low and place the pears into the liquid, cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the pears are tender but not falling apart. Maintain a gentle simmer. Remove the pears to a serving dish, standing them upright, and place in the refrigerator.
• Remove the vanilla bean from the saucepan, increase the heat to high and reduce the syrup to approximately 1 cup of liquid, approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Do not allow the syrup to turn brown. Place the syrup in a heatproof container and place in the refrigerator until cool, approximately 1 hour.
• Remove the pears from the refrigerator, spoon the sauce over the pears and serve.

POACHED PEARS IN WHITE WINE AND GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, water, white wine, lemon rind and ginger. Bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Add pears. Poach until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool pears in poaching liquid. When cooled, set pears aside. Bring poaching liquid to boil and reduce to approximately Z cup. Remove ginger and reserve. Discard lemon rind.
• Add 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier and blend.
• Sweeten whipped cream with 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier.
• Place pears on four serving plates. Pour sauce over and sprinkle with reserved ginger. Serve with whipped cream mixture.