I'm a sucker for desserts that feel elegant without requiring a ton of fancy cooking tricks. It may sound like a tall task, but a dessert like wine poached pears proves that it's possible. Fresh ...

Poached pears are delicious, and always great to have on hand. However, to capture the perfect balance of flavors, you have to pick the right wine.

Peel the pears, preferably with a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler, but leave the stems in tact. There is no need to core the pears. Place the peeled pears in the syrup. The syrup will not entirely ...

Add the pears, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook gently until the pears are stained a deep, dark purple color, about 30 minutes. Turn the pears once or twice while they poach. Turn off the ...

Dry red wine, sugar, and ripe pears are all you need to make poached pears in red wine, a simple, elegant dessert with a dramatic presentation. Be sure to select a firm variety like bosc, ...

Pears can be poached in a sugar syrup, but far and away our favorite version was wine poached pears. We tried poaching several varieties of pears such as Bosc, Anjou, Bartlett, Comice, Red ...

Soft pears are a winter delight — if you can catch them at the right moment. Too hard, they are inedible. Too soft, they are mealy enough to turn a person away from pears forever. That was me for… ...

Poached Pears 4 cups red wine 1 vanilla bean, scraped seeds and pod 2 orange peels 1 orange, juiced 1 cinnamon stick 1 star anise 1 cup sugar 4 pears, peeled and core removed with a melon baller ...

Poached Pears in Red Wine. Ingredients: 1 (750 ml) bottle of red wine 4 pears, peeled (such as Bosc or Bartlett) ½ cup ...

Core the pears and slice 1-inch slices. Cut the plums in half and remove the pits. Line a 9 x 11-inch pan with parchment paper, allowing for 4 inches of overhang on all sides.