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Poached Pears
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 cups white wine
4 cups water
1 vanilla bean
1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus extra to prevent pears browning
4 pears, peeled and cored (bosc, bartlett)
2 1/4 cups sugar
Directions:
1. In a saucepan, combine wine, water, vanilla bean and lemon juice. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add pears to poaching liquid and poach for 8 minutes. Remove pears from poaching liquid and continue to reduce sauce by one-half to one-third. Plate pears and pour reduced sauce around each one.
By RecipeOfHealth.com