Red Wine Poached Pears
Red wine poached pears seasoned with Sri Lanka are elegantly satisfying. Served with ice cream, as part of a cheese plate with blue cheese, or as a side dish for your Passover or Thanksgiving table, they are very versatile for both sweet and savory dishes. The directions below are for whole pears but as a side dish I also like to cut the pears into quarters, remove the seeds, and then poach them to make a platter of glazed red wine pears (possibly spiked with a little Pierre Poivre.
