Pear in red wine

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients. To cook pears in red wine, we will need: medium-sized hard pears (the Conference variety is better); red wine (dry or semi-sweet to taste; I have semi-sweet); sugar; orange peel; cinnamon in sticks; cloves in buds; sweet pepper peas and star anise.

2. Step 2:

   

   Remove a thin layer of peel from the orange, trying not to grab the white part, otherwise the sauce will be bitter. Pour red wine into a saucepan, add sugar, add orange zest, allspice, cloves, cinnamon stick and star of star anise. Put the wine with spices on medium heat and, stirring occasionally, bring to a boil.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the pears, carefully cut off the thin skin. Leave the tails, and cut off the bottom to give the fruit stability.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put the pears in boiling wine. It should cover the pears almost completely. Cook for 15-20 minutes. The exact cooking time depends on the size of the pears. If the fruits are large, then you need to cook longer so that the fruits are saturated with wine sauce and turn red. During cooking, periodically turn the pears over so that they are evenly colored. At the same time, it is worth remembering that a tablespoon can leave marks on the fruits, so turn it over carefully.

6. Step 5:

   

   Remove the finished pears by the tails from the saucepan and put them on a plate.

7. Step 6:

   

   Boil the wine sauce for about 20 minutes more, until it becomes slightly viscous and stringy. Then strain the wine sauce through a strainer. Another option is to remove all the spices from the sauce and only then boil it to the desired consistency.

8. Step 7:

   

   Gently pour the thickened sauce over the pears and serve.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pears can be served immediately while they are warm, or you can wait until they cool down. The sauce will become even more viscous as it cools down. Enjoy your meal!