Recipe Directions

Poached Pears in Zinfandel Sauce  

Ingredients
 
-1 pear per person -1 quart Zinfandel wine -1cup granulated sugar -1 dozen cloves -1 Tablespoon cinnamon -juice of 1 ½ lemons -1 teaspoon nutmeg -sprigs of mint and apple, cherry, or pear blossoms, for garnish.  

Directions
 
·Place the wine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, lemon juice, and nutmeg in large cooking pot. Mix ingredients well, then bring to a boil. ·Peel and half the pears. Place pear halves into the boiling wine mixture and cook until they are tender. Remove the pears. ·Continue boiling the wine mixture until it reduces to a fine syrup consistency. Remove the mixture from the heat and strain through a fine screen. Place pears on individual serving plates. Cover each with wine sauce. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a fruit blossom.  

Yield
 
 

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