Red Wine Poached Pears

Red Wine Poached Pears was originally published in Dish Beautiful

Ingredients

• 2 cups dry red wine 
• 1 navel orange, quartered 
• 1 1/2 cups plus sugar
• 2 T honey
• 1 cinnamon stick 
• 6 whole cloves 
• 2 Bartlett pears, peeled, halved, and cored
• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

Preparation

In a saucepan, combine wine, orange pieces, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the cinnamon, cloves, and 2 cups of water, bring to boil over high heat. Add pears, reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, covered, until tender, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together cheese, cream and honey until very thick. 

Gently remove pears from liquid. Reduce liquid by about half over medium-high heat for 15 minutes, until liquid is thick and syrupy. Drizzle each pear with syrup and a dollop of cheese mixture and serve.

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