Best Pinot Grigio Poached Pears Recipes

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PINOT GRIGIO POACHED PEARS



Pinot Grigio Poached Pears image

Poached pears are a simple way to turn a bottle of wine and a handful of ripe, but still slightly firm, pears into a sensational dessert. The addition of lemon and anise play up the citrusy notes and give it a surprising, satisfying finish.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 ripe Anjou or Bosc pears
3 1/2 cups pinot grigio
3/4 cup sugar
1 long strip lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon anise seeds, optional
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, for serving
Dulce de leche, for serving
4 small anise tortas or thin, sweet crackers, for serving

Steps:

  • 1. Peel, halve, and core the pears, leaving one end intact. Combine the pinot grigio, 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, lemon peel, and anise seeds, if using, in a medium saucepan over high heat, and cook about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the pears, cut-side down, in one layer, making sure that the liquid covers the pears completely. Cover and simmer until the pears are tender but intact, 30 to 40 minutes.
  • 2. Remove the pears and set aside at room temperature. Remove the lemon peel from the liquid and continue simmering until the liquid is reduced to 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve the pears with the syrup and a dollop of mascarpone cheese or dulce de leche or both. Top with an anise torta or other thin, sweet cracker.

PINOT GRIGIO POACHED PEARS



Pinot Grigio Poached Pears image

Lemon and anise play up the citrusy notes of the white wine and give these luscious poached pears a surprising, satisfying finish.

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 ripe Anjou or Bosc pears
3 1/2 cups Pinot Grigio
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon anise seed
1 long strip of lemon peel
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
Dulce de leche, for serving
4 small anise tortas or thin, sweet crackers

Steps:

  • Peel, halve and core the pears, leaving the stem intact. Combine the Pinot Grigio, sugar, anise seed and lemon peel with 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan; place over high heat and cook about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the pears cut-side down, in one layer, making sure that the liquid completely covers the pears. Cover and simmer until the pears are tender but intact, 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Remove the pears and set aside. Remove the lemon peel from the liquid and continue simmering uncovered until the liquid is reduced to 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes. Divide the pears among 4 plates. Drizzle with some of the syrup. Serve with a dollop each of mascarpone cheese and dulce de leche, and an anise torta.

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