My mom’s recipe for pears in red wine was the one most of us grew up with… a winter wine sauce smelling of cinnamon and cloves. Recently I saw a recipe for red fruit with honey and brown sugar – and voila!
Recipe by Marlene van der Westhuizen
Photograph by Bruce Tuck
Pears in red wine and honey
Ingredients
- 6 firm pears
- 750ml (1 bottle) fruity red wine
- 100ml honey
- 100g (½ cup) brown sugar
- 15ml (1 tbsp) vanilla paste
- crème fraîche, to serve
Instructions
1
Peel the pears, leaving the stalks intact. Combine the wine, honey, brown sugar and vanilla in a large pot. Bring to the boil and simmer until the sugar has dissolved.
2
Add the pears, placing them upright. Poach slowly until tender, for about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Reduce the wine sauce until it has a syrupy consistency. 3 Serve each pear with a spoonful of syrup drizzled over and a scoop of crème fraîche.
