Spiced Poached Pears

5 from 1 vote

You can re-use the poaching liquid, just top it up with more red wine and orange juice

Recipe Category: Dessert

300 mls red wine
300 mls mls freshly squeezed orange juice, reserve 3 of the orange shells, and the zest from 1 orange
45 mls ginger honey
2 quills cinnamon
8 whole cloves
6 pods cardamom, crushed
2 pears, peeled, cored and cut in half, lengthwise
5 dried figs, thinly sliced

Place the wine, orange juice, orange shells, honey, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom into a large saucepan
Bring to the boil and reduce the temperature and leave to simmer for 5 minutes
Remove the orange shells, squeezing the juice out into the poaching liquid
Add the pears and figs and cover, leaving to simmer for 40 minutes
Strain to remove the fruit, reserving the poaching liquid and discarding the spices
Pour the liquid back into the pan and bring to a boil
Leave to reduce until thick
Pour over the fruit and serve, together with the orange zest