Red Wine Poached Pears

Yield

4 servings

Prep Time / Cook Time

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Activity Guide

Bike Touring, Car Camping

Ingredients

  • 4 firm pears
  • 1 bottle red wine
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup sugar

Tools

  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Large pot
  • Wine opener

Method

Note: Traveling with pears can be a bit tricky, especially when they’re very soft. Use firmer pears and don’t worry about any minor bruising since you’ll be peeling the skin off anyways.

  1. Peel the pears, but leave them whole and keep the stems on them. Slice a small amount of the base off if you’d like them to sit up straight up when served.
  2. Pour the wine, water, sugar, and spices into a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Gently add the pears to the poaching liquid. Let the liquid heat and slowly simmer for about 30 minutes or until until pears are deep red in color.
  3. Remove the pears from the poaching liquid.
  4. You can serve the red wine poached pears immediately along with a glass of the poaching liquid, which is in essence a mulled wine. Alternatively, you can boil the liquid until it is thick and syrupy and drizzle over the poached pears.