Ingredients
2 cups dry red wine
1/2 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon aniseed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 (2×1-inch) strips fresh lemon zest, removed with vegetable peeler
4 Bosc pears, firm but ripe
vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Honey Tips
How Honey Is Created
Honey is created when bees mix plant nectar, a sweet substance secreted by flowers, with their own bee enzymes.
Directions
Bring first six ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan. Remove from heat.
Peel, halve and core pears. Place in saucepan with wine sauce. Return to heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer over low. Turn pears over after 10 minutes. Simmer another 10-15 minutes or until pears are just fork tender.
Remove pears from sauce. Strain sauce into a bowl. Discard solids. Return sauce to pan and boil for about 10 minutes until sauce is reduced to about 1 cup. Pour over pears. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
To serve, starting 1/2-inch from the top of the pear, cut each half into 4-5 slices leaving the top intact. Then fan pear halves out on a plate. Spoon some sauce over pears and garnish with ice cream or whipped cream.
Serves: 4
Peel, halve and core pears. Place in saucepan with wine sauce. Return to heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer over low. Turn pears over after 10 minutes. Simmer another 10-15 minutes or until pears are just fork tender.
Remove pears from sauce. Strain sauce into a bowl. Discard solids. Return sauce to pan and boil for about 10 minutes until sauce is reduced to about 1 cup. Pour over pears. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
To serve, starting 1/2-inch from the top of the pear, cut each half into 4-5 slices leaving the top intact. Then fan pear halves out on a plate. Spoon some sauce over pears and garnish with ice cream or whipped cream.
Serves: 4
