Midori Poached Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

50 ml Midori melon liqueur
1/2 cup water
250 g caster sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 vanilla pod
1 lemon rind
1 orange rind
1 kg pear (approx 4)
1/2 bunch mint

Preparation

Bring Midori, sugar, spices, rinds and water to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Peel the pears and remove the base end but leave the stem intact.
Place pears in hot liquid and simmer for approximately 15mins or until cooked. Cooking time depends on how ripe the pears are.
Place each pear on a dessert plate.
Top each pear with 2 tablespoons reserved poaching liquid.
Garnish with orange rind curls and mint sprigs.