Name: Pears roasted in red wine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 6-8 Comice pears; 250ml red wine; 50g cold butter; 100g light demerara sugar; 2 cinnamon sticks broken in half; 2 star anise

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Pears roasted in red wine

Pears roasted in red wine

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 10 mins

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A no-fuss, low-fat dessert - no need to peel the pears, just pop them in the oven and wait for the delicious sauce to form

Freezable

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

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6-8 Comice pears
250ml red wine
50g cold butter
100g light demerara sugar
2 cinnamon sticks

broken in half
2 star anise

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal191
fat7g
saturates4g
carbs30g
sugars30g
fibre0g
protein1g
salt0.16g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut a small slice off the bottom of each pear so they sit up. Put the pears into a casserole dish and pour over the wine. Cut the butter into cubes and push a cube onto the top of each pear. Sprinkle over the sugar, scatter in the cinnamon and star anise. Cover with a lid or foil, then bake in the oven for 30 mins.
step 2

Remove the pears from the oven, baste them well in their juices, then return to the oven, uncovered, for 40 mins, basting occasionally, until the pears are soft and wrinkled. The pears can be prepared to this point up to 2 days ahead and reheated in a low oven. Serve the pears warm with the juices and a spoonful of something creamy, such as mascarpone.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2008

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