Recipe By: Jose Luis Carrera
Ingredients
5 Bartlett pears (ripe)
1 bottle red wine (a low-tannin Pinot Noir is perfect)
2 cinnamon sticks
½ cup sugar
1 tsp star anise
Fresh whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream (for serving)
Step By Step
1️⃣ Clean
CLEAN and peel pears.
2️⃣ Add
ADD wine, cinnamon, sugar and star anise to a pot.
3️⃣ Add
ADD pears and bring to a boil, with pears fully covered.
4️⃣ Reduce
REDUCE heat and allow the pot to a simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until pears are soft.
5️⃣ Remove
REMOVE pears from liquid and place in refrigerator to cool for 2 to 3 hours.
6️⃣ Bring
BRING liquid to a boil and reduce to a syrup that covers the back of a spoon. Cool.
7️⃣ Place
PLACE each pear on a cold plate. Coat with 2 tablespoons of syrup.
8️⃣ Serve
SERVE with whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream. Enjoy.
