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Saffron White Wine Poached Pear

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Poach pear is one of the easiest yet most elegant desserts.

It's traditionally a French dessert but I gave my recipe a Persian twist with poaching it with saffron, cardamom and a splash of rose water.

Either you wanna make a romantic dessert for two, or you wanna make them for a large crowd; these poached pears are beautiful, tasty yet easy enough to satisfy you and your guests.

Ingredients

3
medium bosc pears
5
star anise
12
cardamom pods
2
tablespoons
rosewater
1
teaspoon
grounded saffron
2
cups
white wine
2
cups
water
11/2
cup
granulated sugar
toasted almonds
for garnish (optional)

Directions

Poached pear
Step 1

Place the water, white wine, rosewater, spices and sugar in a large saucepan. Gently stir the mixture till most of the sugar dissolve.

Step 2

Peal the pears, remove hardcore from base and place them in a medium saucepan. If the liquid is still not covering the pears, just add some more water.

Step 3

Bring the liquid to boil and immediately turn down the heat to simmer.

Step 4

Cover the pears with a circle parchment paper and let it cook for 25-35 minutes or until a knife slides easily into the pears.

Step 5

Take the pan off the heat and let it comes to the room temperature.

Step 6

Cover the pan and place it in the fridge. Let the pears sit in the liquid for at least 3 hours up to 24 hours.

Syrup
Step 1

To make the syrup, carefully remove the pears from the liquid and set them aside.

Step 2

Keep 1 cup of liquid in the saucepan and boil it over medium-high heat for 7-10 minutes or till you achieve the desire thickness.

Step 3

Pour the syrup over the pears and serve them with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.