Chef Eric Recipe: Port Poached Pears

In his weekly blog, Chef Eric LeVine offered tips on picking pears, and promised this mouth-watering recipe. Here you go…

Port Poached Pears

Vegan and Gluten Free; Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup ruby port wine
• 3⁄4 cup c Sugar
• Zest of one lemon
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 cups water
• 4 firm ripe Anjou pears

Method

1. Combine wine, sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon, and water in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and set aside.
3. Cut 1⁄4″ from pear bottoms to make a flat surface and remove the peels
4. Place pears in pan
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, covered, until a knife slides into pears with ease, 50–60 minutes.
6. Remove from heat; let cool before putting into refrigerator.
7. Chill for 2 hours or up to 2 days
8. When ready to serve, slice pears in half and remove core

Serving suggestion

Top with almond mousse, honey crème fraiche, or maple yogurt.

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Chef Eric