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Vanilla Poached Pears

Name: Vanilla Poached Pears
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 pears; 1 cup white wine; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 strips grapefruit zest; 1 split vanilla bean

This recipe makes light work of a fantastic pudding.

Posted by: kim
On: 09/11/2010

Cuisine

French

Time

30 - 60 mins

Skill Level

Newbie

Serves

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You will need

Ingredient	Add
4 pears	Awaiting stock	More products
1 cup white wine		More products
2/3 cup sugar		More products
2 strips grapefruit zest	Awaiting stock	More products
1 split vanilla bean

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Method

Peel, halve and core 4 pears.
Put in a shallow dish with the white wine, sugar, strips of grapefruit zest and the split vanilla bean.
Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for about 10 minutes or cover with a oven proof lid/plate and bake for 23-40min at 180c.
Serve the pears with the vanilla syrup; top with whipped cream, if desired.