Sunday, September 17, 2006

Dessert Recipe - Wine Pear Recipe



Grape harvest begins all along the Mediterranean coast, and soon the grapes will hit the bottoms of the steel tanks and oak barrels. So, at this time of the year, what's better than a sweet easy dessert recipe with wine and fresh pears?

Ingredients

  • 2 firm big conference, blanquilla or similar pear variety.
  • 3 cups or 1 bottle of red wine.
  • 4.5 ounces or 125 gr brown or white sugar.
  • 1 stick cinnamon.


    How to prepare this wine pear recipe

  1. Wash the pears thoroughly.

  2. Peel the pears from the stem to the base. Do not discard the skin.

  3. Place the pears flat in a saucepan together with the skin, the red wine, the sugar, and the cinnamon.

  4. Bring the wine to a boil with the lid slighly ajar. Cook the pears until tender over a medium-low heat for about 45 minutes. The sugar converts slowly into caramel syrup. Be careful not to burn it, because this is what makes this wine pear recipe really delicious.

  5. When the pears have cooked for 20 to 25 minutes, turn them over with the help of two wood spoons very carefully.

  6. When the pears are tender, turn off heat and set them aside.

  7. Put some teaspoons of caramel on two dishes and a whole pear on each. Pour the rest of the caramel over the pears.

  8. If you are in a party mood or want to impress some friends with this wine pear recipe, you can serve the pears with almond or cinnamon ice cream.



I am a fan of this pear recipe with red wine. That's why I have two more versions of this easy dessert recipe in my web site featuring step-by-step authentic Mediterranean diet recipes.

I hope you enjoy this easy pear dessert recipe for gourmets straight from the true and very alive Catalan Mediterranean diet.

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