Dessert

Mulled wine pears

Name: Mulled wine pears
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cups (750ml) red wine (such as shiraz); 1 cup (220g) raw sugar; 4 star anise; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 whole cloves; 2 tbs honey; 4 beurre bosc pears, peeled, cored; Buche d'Affinois (triple cream brie), to serve

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by Matt Preston

delicious. senior editor

Oct 03, 2015

Matt Preston gives red wine poached pears a spin using mulled wine.

3 cups (750ml) red wine (such as shiraz)
1 cup (220g) raw sugar
4 star anise
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 whole cloves
2 tbs honey
4 beurre bosc pears, peeled, cored
Buche d'Affinois (triple cream brie), to serve

Method

1.

Combine wine, sugar, spices and honey in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes until sugar dissolves.
2.

Add pears, topping up pan with extra water to cover. Bring to a simmer, then cover surface with baking paper. Reduce heat to low, then cook for 40 minutes or until pears are tender. Transfer the pears to a plate and set aside.
3.

Increase the heat to medium and cook the syrup for 15 minutes or until reduced.
4.

Serve the pears warm drizzled with syrup and with chunks of brie.