Ingredients:
3
medium fresh D'Anjou pears, about 1 1/2 pounds
2
cups water
2
tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2
cups rose wine
1/2
cup sugar
3
pieces orange zest or peel (1 x 2 inches each)
3
pieces lemon zest or peel (1 x 2 inches each)
3
drops red food coloring
1
teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions:
Peel
pears with vegetable peeler. Cut in half and remove core with melon baller.
In
a medium bowl combine water and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Add pears. Set
aside.
In
a medium stainless or enameled saucepan, combine wine and sugar.
Add
zest, food coloring and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice to syrup.
Bring
to a boil. Remove pears from lemon water and immerse them in wine mixture.
Simmer,uncovered,
over medium heat 8 minutes, or until fruit is tender when pierced with
a knife tip.
Remove
pears from syrup with slotted spoon and set aside.
Discard
strips of orange and lemon zest.
Continue
to cook syrup over medium heat until reduced to 6 tablespoonfuls.
Cut
each pear half in 1/8-inch crosswise slices and fan out on a serving platter.
Drizzle 2 teaspoons syrup over each pear and discard remainder.
Serve
warm or cover, refrigerate and serve chilled.
Nutrition
Facts:
Amount
Per Serving: Calories 76
Fat
0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg,
Sodium
6 mg,
Courtesy
Of:
http://www.deliciousdecisions.org
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