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Pears in Amarone
Pears in Amarone
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Total Time:
1 hour 10 minutes
Winter-perfect red wine poached pears: simple yet elegant.
Ingredients:
  • 2 vanilla pods
  • 1 bottle Amarone or Barolo red wine
  • 225 g sugar
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1 orange zest and juice of
  • 1 small bunch fresh thyme
  • 8 Comice pears peeled and base removed
  • 250 g butter
Instructions:
  • - Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF/gas 5. - Split and scrape vanilla pods. - Place seeds and pods in a casserole dish with wine, sugar, cinnamon, orange juice, zest, and tied thyme. - Bring to a boil, then simmer. - Add pears upright, cover, and bake for about 1 hour until soft. - Remove pears, reduce wine by half, and stir in butter off heat for a rich sauce. - Return pears to pan until ready to serve. - Serve warm with whipped sour cream or crème fraîche.

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