Poached Pears
(peeled and cored)
1 bottle red wine
(Merlot, Shiraz, or
Cabernet)
3/4 C sugar (only use if
dessert application)
3 star anise
1/2 lemon
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
(only use if entrée
application)
3 cinnamon sticks
1 sheet parchment
paper
dessert application or
as an accompaniment
to steak or seafood.
Adjust recipe to fit
application.
ingredients in tall pot
with small diameter (so
pears are covered with
wine). Cut parchment
paper to fit inside the
pot; cover both wine
and pears. Simmer
30-45 minutes. Remove
pot from heat; refriger-
ate to cool. Serve.