Ingredients
- 4 ripe, but firm, Bosc pears
- 1 lemon, cut in half
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons Creme De Cassis or Chambord Liqueur
- 1, 2-inch strip lemon peel
Directions
- Use a vegetable peeler and carefully remove skin from pears.
- Cut a small slice from bottom of pears to make a flat base.
- Cut lemon in half and rub half of lemon over peeled pears.
- Squeeze juice from other half of lemon into a saucepan that is large enough to hold pears.
- Add remaining ingredients to saucepan (except pears).
- Bring mixture to a boil, whisking occasionally to dissolve sugar.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer.
- Add pears and cover. Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
- Pears should be tender but not mushy.
- Remove pears from liquid and let cool at room temperature, occasionally pour some of poaching liquid over pears as they cool.
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Recipe tested for Dixie Crystals by Angie Barrett @BigBearsWife.