Vanilla And Red Wine Poached Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups dry red wine
2 (2 inch) pieces orange zest
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup granulated sugar
1 None vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out
1 None cinnamon stick
6 None firm pears, peeled, stem intact

Preparation

In a large saucepan, combine wine, orange zest, orange juice, sugar, vanilla bean pod, vanilla bean seeds and cinnamon stick. Add 1 2/3 cups water.
Arrange pears in pan. Cover surface with parchment paper then place a heatproof small plate over pears to keep submerged. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, over medium-low heat for 20 mins, or until pears are tender. Transfer pears to a large deep bowl. Cover.
Meanwhile, simmer remaining syrup over medium heat for 10 mins, or until reduced. Serve warm or cooled pears drizzled with syrup.