POACHED PEARS IN WHITE WINE AND GINGER SAUCE

Poached Pears In White Wine And Ginger Sauce image

Provided by Enid Nemy

Categories dessert

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
1/2 cup water
1 cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon lemon rind, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, cut in fine julienne strips
4 pears, preferably Bosc, peeled
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
1 cup whipped cream

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.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 420, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 85 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 8 milligrams, Sugar 73 grams