Poached Pears In Red Wine - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup red wine
1 cup sugar
1 None cinnamon stick
2 strips orange peel
4 None pears, peeled, stems intact
None None Whipped cream, to serve

Preparation

Combine the wine, sugar, cinnamon, orange peel and 1 cup water in a large saucepan on medium heat. Stir for 2 mins, until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and add the pears. Cover and poach for 30-45 mins, until just tender. Remove the pears and place in heatproof serving bowls.
Increase the heat to high and boil the liquid, uncovered, for 10 mins, until reduced and syrupy. Pour over the pears and serve with whipped cream.