Poached Pears In Red Wine Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup red wine
1 None cinnamon stick
1 strip lemon peel
4 None just ripe pears, with stems attached, peeled and cored from underside
None None ice-cream or heavy cream, to serve

Preparation

Heat sugar, wine, 1 cup water, cinnamon and lemon peel over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 mins or until slightly reduced. Add pears and simmer, uncovered, for 20-30 mins or until tender, turning pears occasionally during cooking so they color evenly.
Remove pears and cover to keep warm. Boil remaining liquid for about 10 mins or until syrupy. Serve pears with red wine syrup and ice-cream or heavy cream.