Spiced Riesling Poached Pears

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Spiced Riesling Poached Pears, Kiku Corner

Poached pears have never really appealed to me. I think I imagined the dish to be mushy and bland, which is crazy because I love both pears and wine. When I recently found some extra homemade Riesling in the basement, the light bulb turned on: why not try my favourite sweet white wine along with some Boscs (my favourite pear)? I loaded up on the spices as well, guaranteeing that this dessert is packed with flavour. After poaching the pears and plating them, there was still something missing – a creamy element. I found some chevre in my fridge and one dollop provided the perfect amount of velvety tartness these poached pears needed. Voila!

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Spiced Riesling Poached Pears
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6
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Ingredients
  • 1 bottle Riesling wine
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 2 oranges, zested and juiced
  • 3 cloves
  • 3 thick slices ginger
  • 1 stick cinnamon, about 5cm
  • 5 whole peppercorns
  • a good grating of nutmeg
  • 6 ripe but firm Bosc pears
  • 6 tbsp plain chevre
Instructions
  1. Add wine and sugar to a heavy-bottomed pot, bringing to a boil.
  2. Turn heat down to low and add orange juice and zest, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, peppercorns, and nutmeg. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, remove skin from pears with a vegetable peeler, leaving stems in place. Slice off bottom of the pear, giving it a flat base to stand up for plating.
  4. Gently lower pears into pot and simmer, partially covered, on low heat for 30 minutes or until soft but not mushy.
  5. Take pears out of pot and place in a bowl.
  6. Turn heat up to medium high and cook remaining liquid until thick and syrupy, about 15 minutes. Place pears back in syrup to reheat them for 2 minutes.
  7. With a slotted spoon, remove pears and place in individual serving bowls.
  8. Pour syrup through a metal sieve to remove spices and peel, dividing evenly over pears. Garnish with a spoon of chevre for each pear and serve immediately.

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2 Replies to “Spiced Riesling Poached Pears”

  1. These are gorgeous! I love poached pears, and I’ve never thought to poach them in wine. Great idea!

  2. Thanks JessicaJ! What else have you poached pears in?

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