Recipe Time: Poached Pears Recipe

If you want to make a sophisticated dessert that looks amazing, has no calories, packed with tons of flavour and easy to make then you should try this out. Poached pears are one of my favourite where my kitchen and home smells of aromatic spices. A treat that every family loves. I hope you enjoy making this for your friends and family and enjoy the countdown to Christmas!

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Ingredients:

Vanilla Bean 1 stick

Zest and juice from a lemon

125 gm granulated sugar or half cup honey

Dried Hibiscus Flowers 20gm (you can subsititue this with wine)

Cinnamon Stick 1

Bay leaf 1

Star Anise 1

Cloves 2

4 small pears, peeled with stalks left on

Method

Put the hibiscus flowers in a saucepan with 600ml of water, lemon zest and sugar or honey, along with all the spices and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup has a deep red colour. Strain the liquid through a sieve and add lemon juice.

Pour the hibiscus flavoured liquid into a large saucepan in which the pears can lie in a single layer. Bring the liquid to simmering point and cover with a lid. Cook the pears until they are tender. This could take between ten and twenty minutes depending on the ripeness of the pears. Check how well the pears are cooked by piercing the flesh with a sharp knife. Keep turning the pears while they are cooking to get an even colour.

Once the pears are cooked remove them from the pan with a spoon and lay them on a serving dish. Boil the cooking liquid until you have about 200ml left. Please check for sweetness and flavour adding a little more lemon juice or sugar if required. Leave to cool before serving the pears with the syrup.

Serve it on a bed of vanilla flavoured yogurt and crushed pistachio and serve.

Tip
If you have time leave the pears in the cooking syrup overnight for a deeper colour and flavour.

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