Welcome to the delightful world of pears poached in white wine, a classic dessert that combines the sweetness of pears with the subtle flavors of white wine. This elegant dish is perfect for any occasion, whether it's a special dinner party or a cozy night in. With just a few simple ingredients and a little patience, you can create a stunning dessert that will impress your friends and family. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your kitchen, and let's embark on a culinary journey to discover the best recipe for pears poached in white wine.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
POACHED PEARS IN WINE (EASY 3 INGREDIENT RECIPE)
Not just any old poached pears as these form a caramelized wine syrup to be served with the pears.
Provided by Lidia Conte
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Peel, halve (lengthwise) and core four pears and place cut side down in sauté pan.
- Pour wine into pan with the pears. Next, add the sugar.
- Put burner on to medium high heat and bring to a simmer, then add the lid.
- Cook for a few minutes until the pears are still firm, but cooked (poke with a skewer to test them.) Turn them over and cook for one more minute.
- Take the pan off the heat and remove the pears from the liquid in the pan with a large spoon (slotted is best) and set aside.
- Put the pan back onto the burner and bring to a strong simmer over medium high heat. Cook until a syrup forms, then remove from heat immediately after consistency is reached.
- Place pear halves (one or two) on serving plates and drizzle with the caramelized wine syrup. Decorate as desired, or not at all, and serve right away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Carbohydrate 50 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 0 milligrams cholesterol, ServingSize 1/2 pear, Sodium 0 milligrams sodium
WHITE WINE-POACHED PEARS
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients but pears in a large saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add pears, lower heat, and cook 20 to 30 minutes, until pears are tender. If necessary, turn pears very gently by rotating stems with your fingertips so they cook evenly. Remove pears to a bowl, bring poaching liquid to a rapid boil, and reduce by half, about 10 minutes.
- Pour syrup over pears and refrigerate, covered, at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. Serve.
WHITE WINE POACHED PEARS
Quick and easy to make poached pears are a classic of the French kitchen they will become a regular at meal times.
Provided by Rebecca Franklin
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Thinly peel the pears, making sure to keep the stem intact. Slightly slice the bottom of the pears so they will stand up in the pan and when serving.
- In a large and tall saucepan, stir together the white wine , water, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Once the liquid is simmering, add the prepared pears and place them standing on the pan. The liquid should cover most of the pears' height.
- Poach the pears, uncovered, for 7 to 9 minutes until their meat is slightly tender, but they are still firm enough to hold their shape. Watch this process carefully as you do not want the pears to overcook or they will collapse.
- Remove the pears from the poaching liquor with a slotted spoon and place them on individual serving plates.
- Return the poaching liquid to a simmer. Add the sugar and allow the mixture to reduce in volume by half or about 6 to 8 minutes. The syrup is ready when it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean from the syrup and strain the liquid through a fine sieve.
- Drizzle each pear with the wine syrup and add any other topping that you'd like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 586 kcal, Carbohydrate 131 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 6 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 17 mg, Sugar 118 g, Fat 0 g, ServingSize 4 Portions (4 Servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
POACHED PEARS WITH WINE VINAIGRETTE
Poached pears served with a red wine vinaigrette.
Provided by PS2XWIZ
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Salad Dressing Recipes Vinaigrette Dressing Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Trim flat the bottoms of pears, and stand them upright in the bottom of a large stock pot. Pour the wine and water into the pot, and turn the flame to high heat. Sprinkle with sugar, and add vanilla bean, star anise, cinnamon stick, and lemon and orange peels. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium low, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Remove pot from stove, and let cool completely. Reserve 1/4 cup poaching liquid. Transfer pears to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate.
- Place 2 poached pears in a blender or food processor, and puree. Remove to a large bowl. Whisk in walnut oil, red wine vinegar, and reserved poaching liquid. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover, and refrigerate.
- Place pears in individual bowls, and top with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357 calories, Carbohydrate 50.6 g, Fat 14 g, Fiber 8.5 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 48.2 mg, Sugar 33.1 g
PEARS POACHED IN WHITE WINE
Pears cooked in a sweet white wine with cinnamon and vanilla. A nice light dessert! This is adapted from about.com (http://frenchfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/poachpearswht.htm)
Provided by Da Huz
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 8 servingxs, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a pot, combine all ingredients except the pears. Bring to the boil.
- While the liquid is boiling, peel the pears and cut them in half from top to bottom.
- Use a paring knife to core the pears.
- When liquid is boiling, add pears, return to boiling, then simmer until tender but not mushy. This will depend on the pears you choose and how ripe they are. Start with about 5-8 minutes, but be aware that it may take much longer (when I use bosc pears that aren't quite ripe yet it can take half an hour or more).
- Remove the pears, increase the heat, and reduce the liquid by half.
- Spoon the reduced liquid over the pears and top with homemade whipped cream (use recipe # 80157).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.1, Fat 0.1, Sodium 7.8, Carbohydrate 69.4, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 61.8, Protein 0.5
VANILLA & WHITE WINE POACHED PEARS
Make a batch of poached pears and store them in jars to give as part of a homemade Christmas hamper. They go beautifully with ice cream or hot chocolate sauce
Provided by Cassie Best
Time 45m
Yield Makes 2 x 1-litre jars (serves 8)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Before you start, cut out a circle of baking parchment using a large pan as a template. (This is called a cartouche, and will cover the pears later - it should be the same size as the pan to keep the pears submerged and the liquid from evaporating too quickly). Set aside. Tip the sugar, cinnamon sticks, vanilla seeds and pod, cardamom, wine and 200ml water into the pan. Peel strips of the lemon zest, avoiding the pith. Drop in the strips of zest, then warm over a low heat until the mix is steaming and the sugar has dissolved.
- Peel the pears, leaving the stalks intact. Slice in half lengthways through the core, then use a melon baller or small, sharp knife to remove the hard core and pips. Carefully place the pears in the steaming liquid, then turn up the heat to medium- low and bring to a simmer. Cover the surface with the circle of baking parchment and cook the pears for 20-30 mins, or until they can be pierced with the tip of a knife with little resistance.
- Meanwhile, sterilise two 1-litre jam jars. When the pears are cooked and still hot, transfer to the jars with any aromatics from the pan. Top up with the poaching liquid so the pears are covered. Seal and leave to cool. Will keep for up to six months in a cool place. Serve with ice cream or hot chocolate sauce, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143 calories, Fat 0.2 grams fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 31 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium
POACHED PEARS IN WHITE WINE AND GINGER SAUCE
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
PEARS POACHED IN WHITE WINE
Steps:
- 1) Peel pears leaving stems attached. Core from bottom. 2) Bring remaining ingredients to a boil in a 4 qt pan. 3) Add pears, reduce heat to medium, and poach 30 min. 4) Remove pears to serving dish and refrigerate. 5) Remove vanilla bean and reduce syrup to 1 c. over high heat. Do not let turn brown. 6) Chill syrup, spoon over pears to serve.
PEARS AND CRANBERRIES POACHED IN WINE
An elegant dessert doesn't have to take tons of work. Tart and refreshing, this simple-to-make treat is a tasty dinner finale. -Eva Amuso, Cheshire, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Place pears in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, cut side up. Top with cranberries., In a small saucepan, combine wine, sugar, cranberry juice, butter and lemon zest; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; spoon over pears., Bake, covered, 30-35 minutes or until pears are tender, basting occasionally. Serve with creme fraiche.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 15mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 0 protein.
PEARS POACHED IN SPICED WINE
"I love the rich garnet color that the pears take on after they've been poached in this fragrant spiced wine syrup," writes Laura Frankel in "Jewish Cooking for All Seasons." For the wine to use in poaching, Frankel suggests a kosher merlot by Baron Herzog.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat wine, sugar, water, peppercorns, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, vanilla bean and lemon zest to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
- Meanwhile, remove the pear cores with a melon baller.
- Add pears to saucepan; reduce heat to a simmer. Poach the pears until tender enough for a knife to pierce them without resistance, at least 20 minutes, longer if the pears are less ripe.
- Let pears cool in the poaching liquid, about 15 minutes.
- Place the pears on a serving platter.
- Strain the poaching liquid through a sieve into a large saucepan; discard the solids. Heat the liquid to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cook until reduced to a thick syrup, about 45 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Serve the pears drizzled with the warm syrup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 626.2, Fat 0.3, Sodium 10.7, Carbohydrate 138.8, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 123.1, Protein 1
Tips:
- Choose the right pears: For poaching, use firm pears that will hold their shape, such as Bosc, Anjou, or Comice pears.
- Peel the pears carefully: Use a sharp knife to peel the pears, taking care not to remove too much of the flesh.
- Use a good quality white wine: The wine you use will greatly affect the flavor of the finished dish, so choose a wine that you enjoy drinking.
- Add some spices: To enhance the flavor of the poaching liquid, add some spices such as cinnamon sticks, cloves, or star anise.
- Poach the pears slowly: Poaching the pears slowly over low heat will help them to retain their shape and flavor.
- Let the pears cool in the poaching liquid: After poaching, let the pears cool in the poaching liquid for at least 30 minutes. This will help them to absorb more of the flavor.
Conclusion:
Poached pears are a delicious and elegant dessert that can be enjoyed on any occasion. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste by adding different spices or fruits to the poaching liquid. So next time you are looking for a special dessert, give poached pears a try!
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